Bil Marinkovic (born 16 August 1973) is a blind Paralympic

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from Austria who competes mostly in throwing events.

Career

Bil has competed in four consecutive Paralympics. In his first appearance in

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he competed in the F12 discus, javelin, pentathlon and 100m, failing to win a medal in any of the disciplines. At the

2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...

he competed in the more severe F11 classification, for athletes with no usable vision. He won the gold medal in the javelin, breaking the then world record with his throw. He won a bronze medal in the F11 discus event at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...

. He has won multiple

IPC Athletics World Championships The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It ...

medals. Marinkovic is the current F11 world record holder in javelin. Currently, Marinkovic is trained by the former Olympic athlete and Gerhard Mayer.

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Bill Marinkovic
detailed profile and news feed from Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden. Via Google Translate. 1973 births Living people Austrian male discus throwers Austrian male javelin throwers Austrian male shot putters Paralympic athletes for Austria Paralympic gold medalists for Austria Paralympic bronze medalists for Austria Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics World record holders in para-athletics Visually impaired discus throwers Visually impaired javelin throwers Visually impaired shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters Austrian blind people Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics {{Austria-Paralympic-medalist-stub