Maksym Koval (athlete)

Maksym Koval
Koval at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27)
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.[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Career

He clinched gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

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.[2] 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.[4][5][6] Koval was awarded the gold medal.[7]

The incident sparked public outcry in Malaysia, and Koval was subjected to social media abuse.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Maksym Koval - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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.