Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1986 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | +105 kg |
Career
editHe competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 4th place respectively.[2]
Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division.[3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[4]
Since 1 May 2017, he has been married to Ukrainian weightlifter Yuliya Kalina.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ihor Shymechko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "Ihor Shymechko Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "European Senior Weightlifting Championships 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "SHYMECHKO Ihor". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Известные украинские тяжелоатлеты Шимечко и Калина поженились - Новости спорта - Спортсмены выигрывали медали на чемпионатах мира и Европы | СЕГОДНЯ". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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