Denis Gnezdilov

Denis Gnezdilov

Gnezdilov in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Denis Anatolyevich Gnezdilov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38)[1][2] Rustavi, Georgia[1]
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F40
Event	shot put
Coached by	Nikolay Kolodko[1]
Medal record Representing  RPC Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Shot put F40 Representing  Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) 2024 Kobe Shot put F40

Denis Anatolyevich Gnezdilov (Russian: Денис Анатольевич Гнездилов; born 9 October 1986) is a Russian Paralympic athlete who specializes in the F40 shot put event.

Career

Gnezdilov was born in Rustavi, Georgia, with a congenital dwarfism disorder. He then moved to Sochi, Russia, where he started training in the shot put in 2015. He debuted internationally in 2019, winning the F40 shot put event at the World Championships. Two years later he won a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympics, setting a world record.^[1]

References

1. "GNEZDILOV Denis". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021.
2. "Denis Gnezdilov – Athletics". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

External links

• Denis Gnezdilov at the International Paralympic Committee