Aleksandr Klimenko (shot putter)

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

Biography
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. He received four bullet wounds in the incident. Klimenko was working as a car salesman at the time of his death.

Over 300 athletes, coaches and friends attended the funeral.