Maksym Koval (athlete)

Maksym Koval (born 12 December 1996) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete.^[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2]

Maksym Koval

Koval at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F20
Event	shot put
Medal record Men's Paralympic athletics Representing  Ukraine Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Shot put F20 2024 Paris Shot put F20 World Championships 2019 Dubai Shot put F20 2023 Paris Shot put F20

Career

He clinched gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[3]

Initially the gold medal in the shot put event was awarded to Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli who also set a new world record twice, and broke the national record with a 17.94m throw during his 3rd throw at the final.^[2] However, he was later disqualified for not showing up on the court on time and a Ukrainian official had also shown his dissent over the gold medal being initially awarded to Zolkefli.^[4][5][6] Koval was awarded the gold medal.^[7]

The incident sparked public outcry in Malaysia, and Koval was subjected to social media abuse.^[8]