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Mirosław Pych
Mirosław Pych (born 15 March 1972 in Słubice) is a Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Poland competing mainly in category P12 pentathlon events. He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - B2 event, a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres - B2 event and finished fourth in the men's Javelin throw - B2 event. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P11 event, a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - F11 event, a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T11 event and finished eighth in the men's Long jump - F11 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event and a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - F12 event. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practiced by people with a disability as a disabled sports, parasport. The list of athletics events, athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. Certain able-bodied events are rarely contested as para-athletic events outside deaf sport; pole vault, triple jump, hammer (of which the club throw is sometimes considered the para-athletic equivalent) and the three hurdling events. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability. Governance Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability. Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
