Bil Marinkovic

Bil Marinkovic

Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	16 August 1973
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F11
Event(s)	Throwing events
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 0 1 World Championships 0 1 1 European Championships 0 2 0 Paralympic athletics Competitor for  Austria Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Javelin Throw - F11 2012 London Discus Throw - F11 IPC Athletics World Championships 2015 Doha Discus throw F11 2013 Lyon Javelin throw F11 IPC European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal Shot put - F11 2012 Stadskanaal Discus - F11

Bil Marinkovic (born 16 August 1973) is a blind Paralympic athlete from Austria who competes mostly in throwing events.^[1]

Bil has competed in four consecutive Paralympics. In his first appearance in 2000 he competed in the F12 discus, javelin, pentathlon and 100m, failing to win a medal in any of the disciplines. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics he competed in the more severe F11 classification, for athletes with no usable vision. He won the gold medal in the javelin, breaking the then world record with his throw.^[2] He won a bronze medal in the F11 discus event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[3] He has won multiple IPC Athletics World Championships medals.

Marinkovic is the current F11 world record holder in javelin.^[4]

References

1. "Bil Marinkovic". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. "ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's Javelin F11". International Paralympic Committee.
3. Results for Bil Marinkovic from the International Paralympic Committee
4. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

External links

• Bill Marinkovic, detailed profile and news feed from Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden. Via Google Translate.