Kirill Smirnov

Kirill Smirnov
Smirnov in 2021
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) (age 28)[1]
Sport
SportArchery
Coached byBair Anandaev
Medal record
Representing  RPC
Paralympic Games
Archery
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team recurve

Kirill Smirnov (Russian: Кирилл Смирнов, born 2 April 1996) is a Russian Paralympic archer. He won a gold medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and placed fifth individually. He won another gold medal in the team recurve at the 2017 World Championships.[1]

When he was 10 years old, Smirnov fell off a truck and lost his left leg. He first trained in equestrian before changing to archery in 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kirill Smirnov". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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