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Alexander Shevchenko (curler)

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Alexander Shevchenko
Born (1971-06-03) June 3, 1971 (age 53)
Team
Curling clubStolitsa
SkipAndrey Smirnov
ThirdKonstantin Kurokhtin
SecondSvetlana Pakhomova
LeadAlexander Shevchenko
AlternateMarat Romanov
Medal record
Men's 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

Alexander Alexeevich 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 and gold medals at the 2012 and 2015 World Championships.

Biography

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

Awards

  • 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]
  • Merited Master of Sports of Russia
  • Laureate of the "Return to Life" award in 2013[3]

References