Ievgenii Bogodaiko


Ukraine

Ukraine
Data | Value |
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Impairment Information | |
Type of Impairment | Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment | Congenital |
Classification | S7, SB6, SM7 |
Further Personal Information | |
Residence | Poltava, UKR |
Occupation | Athlete |
Languages | Russian, Ukrainian |
Higher education | Engineering - Poltava State Agrarian Academy: Ukraine |
Sport Specific Information | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began training in 2005 in Poltava, Ukraine. |
Why this sport? | The director of the local sports rehabilitation school encouraged his parents to enrol him in swimming. Although he was sceptical at first, he quickly dedicated himself to the sport. "I had no desire at all, but when I went to the first workout and tried it, I did not want to think about any other sport. I was interested only in swimming." |
Club / Team | Poltava Regional Rehabilitation and Sports School for the Disabled: Ukraine |
Name of coach | Galyna Boyko [personal], UKR; Ilia Kalaida [personal], UKR, from 2005 |
International Debut | |
Year | 2009 |
Competing for | Ukraine |
Tournament | European Championships |
Location | Reykjavík, ISL |
General Interest | |
Nicknames | Zheka (VK profile, 05 Mar 2020) |
Hobbies | Kart racing. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the S7 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018) |
Most influential person in career | His coach. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018) |
Hero / Idol | Russian Para swimmer Andrei Kalina. (sport.pl.ua, 30 Nov 2016) |
Injuries | In early 2012 he broke his left arm. Later the same year he tore his Achilles tendon. (fakty.ua, 19 Sep 2012) |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Always forward." (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018) |
Awards and honours | He received the Order for Services of Ukraine in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016) In 2014 he was named Male Para Swimming Athlete of the Year by the swimming news website 'SwimSwam'. (swimswam.com, 26 Dec 2014) He received the Order for Merits [third grade] in Ukraine in recognition of his performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org.ua, 28 Mar 2013) He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2019) |
Ambitions | To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2020) |
Impairment | He was born with underdeveloped limbs. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018) |
Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION He graduated in coaching from Poltava National Technical University in Ukraine. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2020) |
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