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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S5, SB6, SM5
Further personal information
Family
Wife Anastasia
Residence
Dnipro, UKR
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began training in the sport in 2007 in Makeyevka, Ukraine.
Why this sport?
He was encouraged to take up the sport by a coach. "He told me to stand on the starting block. He took a stopwatch and said, 'Now, swim 50 metres breaststroke'."
Club / Team
Invasport [UKR] / ISD Sports Club [UKR]:
Name of coach
Borys Sokolov [personal], UKR, from 2013; Svitlana Toloknianyk, UKR
General interest
Hobbies
Travel, running, playing football, dancing, maintaining an active lifestyle. (Athlete, 19 Mar 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the S6 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Aug 2021; Athlete, 08 Mar 2020)
Most influential person in career
Coach Borys Sokolov. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
Awards and honours
In recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order for Courage [third class] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016)
In 2012 he was named an Honoured Citizen of Sloviansk, Ukraine. (md.dn.ua, 13 Sep 2012)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2020)
In 2012 he was named an Honoured Citizen of Sloviansk, Ukraine. (md.dn.ua, 13 Sep 2012)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2020)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2020)
Impairment
Both his hands were amputated when he was a child after he touched a 6,000 volt transformer. (vikna.stb.ua, 31 Jan 2013)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He has worked as a sports Instructor for the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. (Facebook profile, 05 Jul 2021)
He has worked as a sports Instructor for the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. (Facebook profile, 05 Jul 2021)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 2012-08-30 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-30 | 1 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 8 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-04 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-07 | 3 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 8 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-13 | 7 | |
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-14 | 11 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 9999 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-15 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 8 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 8 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-16 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-16 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 5 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 7 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-18 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 5 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-12 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 6 |