Bil Marinkovic (born 16 August 1973) is a blind Paralympic athlete from

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who competes mostly in throwing events. Bil has competed in four consecutive Paralympics. In his first appearance in

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he competed in the F12 discus, javelin, pentathlon and 100m, failing to win a medal in any of the disciplines. At the

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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. He won a bronze medal in the F11 discus event at the

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. He has won multiple

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medals. Marinkovic is the current F11 world record holder in javelin. Currently, Marinkovic is trained by the former Olympic athlete and Gerhard Mayer.

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Bill Marinkovic
detailed profile and news feed from Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden. Via Google Translate. 1973 births Living people Austrian male discus throwers Austrian male javelin throwers Austrian male shot putters Paralympic athletes of Austria Paralympic gold medalists for Austria Paralympic bronze medalists for Austria Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics World record holders in Paralympic athletics Visually impaired discus throwers Visually impaired javelin throwers Visually impaired shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters {{Austria-Paralympic-medalist-stub