Paralympic athleticsRepresenting :UkraineParalympic Games 2012 London Shot put – F11/12IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put F12IPC European Championships2012 StadskanaalShot put - F122014 SwanseaShot put - F12

Andrii Holivets (born 22 February 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.

In 2012, Holivets entered the European Championships in Stadskanaal in the Netherlands. There he competed in the F12 shot put, recording a distance of 15.52m which gave him his first major gold medal. Holivets competed in his first Paralympic Games at London in 2012. He competed in the shot put, in the joint F11/F12 event. He threw a distance of 16.25m, converting to 991 points, enough to beat his nearest rival, Russia's Vladimir Andryushchenko into second place.

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Holivets again took the gold medal, and for the third time in last three major compe*ions he left Andryushchenko in silver medal position.

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External links

• Andrii Holivets at the International Paralympic Committee