Sergei Vladimirovich Khodakov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Ходаков; 11 March 1966 – 8 January 2019[1]) was a paralympic athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F12 throwing events.

Sergei Khodakov
Сергей Ходаков
Khodakov in 2012
Personal information
Full nameSergei Vladimirovich Khodakov
NationalityRussian
Born(1966-03-11)11 March 1966
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 52)
Irkutsk, Russia
Sport
Country Russia
SportTrack and field athletics
Coached byYuri Rybin
Retired2006
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Discus throw B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Javelin throw B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Shot put B2
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Discus throw F11
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Shot put F11

Early life

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Khodakov was part of the Unified team that travelled to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Paralympics after the collapse of the Soviet Union. There he won silver medals in both the javelin and shot as well as winning the B2 discus gold medal. Four years later he travelled with the Russian team to the United States for the 1996 Summer Paralympics where he defended his discus title but could only manage a bronze in the shot and fifth in the javelin. He competed in a third and final games in Sydney in 2000 where he competed in the shot and discus once again but could not add any further medals.[2]

Sergei Khodakov died in 2019 at 52 years old.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Памяти Сергея Ходакова". glagol38.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Sergei Khodakov". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ^ "Родным, близким, друзьям и коллегам Сергея Владимировича Ходакова – 2-кратного чемпиона, 2-кратного серебряного и бронзового призера Паралимпийских игр по легкой атлетике спорта слепых". paralymp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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