Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | 26 December 1996 |
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | F20 |
Event | shot put |
Medal record |
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]
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]