Sergey Sevostianov

Sergey Sevostianov, (Russian: Сергей Севостьянов), sometimes Sergei Sevastianov, is a blind Paralympian athlete from Russia competing in pentathlon and jumping events

Sergey Sevostianov
Medal record
Track and field (P11)
Representing  Soviet Union
Paralympic Games
1988 Seoul 100 metres - B1
1988 Seoul Pentathlon - B1
1988 Seoul Triple Jump - B1
Representing  Unified Team
Paralympic Games
1992 Barcelona 100 metres - B1
1992 Barcelona Pentathlon - B1
1992 Barcelona Triple Jump - B1
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Pentathlon - P10
2000 Sydney Pentathlon - P11
1996 Atlanta Long jump - F10
2000 Atlanta Long jump - F11
2004 Athens Long jump - F11
1996 Atlanta Triple jump - F11

Sergei first competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Paralympics in the pentathlon, 100m and triple jump winning a silver medal in all three. At his second games, competing for the Unified Team, in 1992 Summer Paralympics he won gold in the pentathlon setting a new world record, he also finished joint first with Spain's Julio Requena, he also won silver in the triple jump and finished fifth in the long jump. [1]

He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There, he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P10 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F10 event, and went out in the first round of the men's 100 metres - T10 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There, he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P11 event, finished tenth in the men's Long jump - F11 event, and finished fourth in the men's Triple jump - F11 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There, he won a bronze medal in the men's Long jump - F11 event and a bronze medal in the men's Triple jump - F11 event

He holds the pentathlon world record for P11 classified athletes, set at the Sydney Paralympics.[2][3] He set pentathlon world records at 3 consecutive paralympic games: 1992, 1996 and 2000.[4]

References
  1. Results for Sergei Sevastianov from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
  2. http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics
  3. "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's Pentathlon P11". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. Goldberg, Steve (25 October 2000). "Sports | Paralympic games | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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