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Jamaican Paralympic athlete
Alphanso Cunningham
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 44)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)F53 Javelin
F53 Discus
Coached byNeville Sinclair
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2004, 2008, 2012
Highest world rankingJavelin: 1st
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 1 1 0
Parapan Games 3 1 2
Track and field (athletics)
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Discus throw F53
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Javelin throw F52/53
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon Javelin throw F52/53
Silver medal – second place 2006 Assen Discus throw F53
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F32-34/51-52
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Discus throw F51/52/53
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F51/52/53/57
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Javelin throw F52/53
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F53/54/55

Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.

Career history

Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal.

He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics.

At the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition.

Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54 and 10th in shot put F53 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

References

  1. "Alphanso Cunningham". infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. profile on paralympic.org
  3. "London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Javelin F52/53". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. "Athletics - Athlete Profile". Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Javelin F54 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Shot Put F53 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

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