Oleksandr Driha
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Oleksandr Driha is a Paralympian
athlete
from Ukraine
competing mainly in category T37 middle distance events.
Oleksandr competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
where he won gold in both the 400m and 800m, silver in the 1500m and was a part of the bronze medal Ukrainian relay teams in the 4x100m and 4x400m.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
competing mainly in category T37 middle distance events.
Oleksandr competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
where he won gold in both the 400m and 800m, silver in the 1500m and was a part of the bronze medal Ukrainian relay teams in the 4x100m and 4x400m.