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Ukrainian Paralympic athlete (born 1996)

Maksym Koval
Koval at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF20
Eventshot put
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F20
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Shot put F20
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F20
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F20

Maksym Koval (born 12 December 1996) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

He clinched gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Initially the gold medal in the shot put event was awarded to Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli who also set a new world record twice, and broke the national record with a 17.94m throw during his 3rd throw at the final. However, he was later disqualified for not showing up on the court on time and a Ukrainian official had also shown his dissent over the gold medal being initially awarded to Zolkefli. Koval was awarded the gold medal.

The incident sparked public outcry in Malaysia, and Koval was subjected to social media abuse.

References

  1. "Maksym Koval - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Maksym Koval". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. "Athletics - Men's Shot Put - F20 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. Adam, Ashman. "Tokyo Paralympics: Outcry over decision to revoke Ziyad's gold medal after win disqualified on technical grounds". Malay Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. "M'sians express dissatisfaction over Ziyad's disqualification". 9 January 2021.
  6. AP. "Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Malaysian shot putter disqualified after winning gold medal". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. "Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Stripped of Gold Medal in Men's Shot Put Final, Maksym Koval Named Winner; Twitterati Call it 'Robbery'". LatestLY. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. "IPC slams "very abusive" social media comments over Ziyad being stripped of gold". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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