Vasyl Lischynskyi (18 March 1964 – 29 November 2015) was a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events. Biography Vasyl competed in four Paralympics, always competing in the shot and discus. His first games were in 1996 where he won gold in the shot and silver in the discus. 2000 and 2004 proved barren games but in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China he won a gold medal in the F11/12 discus and a bronze in the F11/12 shot put. Notes External links 1964 births 2015 deaths Paralympic athletes of Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Ukrainian male discus throwers Ukrainian male shot putters Visually impaired discus throwers Visually impaired shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters 20th-century Ukrainian people