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Alphanso Cunningham

Alphanso Cunningham

Jamaican Paralympic athlete

Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.[1]

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