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Alexander Shevchenko (curler)

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Alexander Shevchenko
Curler
Born (1971-06-03) June 3, 1971 (age 53)
Solnechnogorsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Team
Curling clubStolitsa
SkipAndrey Smirnov
ThirdKonstantin Kurokhtin
SecondSvetlana Pakhomova
LeadAlexander Shevchenko
AlternateMarat Romanov
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chuncheon
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lohja
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucerne
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung
Russian Wheelchair Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Novosibirsk

Alexander Alexeyevich Shevchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алексе́евич Шевче́нко; born 3 June 1971) is a Russian wheelchair curler playing as lead for the Russian wheelchair curling team. He and his team won the silver medal at the 2014 Paralympic Games, gold medals at the 2012, 2015, and 2016 World Championships, and the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships

Biography

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Shevhcenko came to curling after a car accident.[1]

Awards

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  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class (17 March 2014) – for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the high athletic performances at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi[2]
  • Laureate of the "Return to Life" award in 2013[3]

References

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  1. ^ Паралимпийские деревни уже открыли свои двери в Сочи
  2. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации» Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Трёхкратный паралимпийский чемпион Лондона Евгений Швецов стал лауреатом премии «Возвращение в жизнь»
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