Aleksandr Klimenko (shot putter)

Aleksandr "Andriy" Klimenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Клименко Oleksandr Klymenko, Russian: Александр Клименко; 27 March 1970 – 7 March 2000) was a Ukrainian shot putter.

Born in Kiev he is best known for his gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, which he achieved with a lifetime best throw of 20.78 meters.

Klimenko died in a shooting on 7 March 2000 in Kyiv, at age 29, three weeks before his 30th birthday.

Klimenko was working as a car salesman at the time of his death.

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