Alphanso Cunningham

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.[1]

Career history

Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. [2] He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal.

He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics.[3]

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.[4]

Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54[5] and 10th in shot put F53[6] 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.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Shot Put F53 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]