Andrei Meshcheryakov (swimmer)

Andrey Meshcheryakov[1] (born 20 April 1984 in Moscow) is a Russian swimmer and wheelchair curler. He has represented Russia at both the IPC World Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2] As a curler he was a participant of the 2018 Winter Paralympic games and World Wheelchair Curling Championships of 2019, 2020; he is a 2020 World champion.[3]

For the Russian footballer, see Andrei Meshcheryakov.

Andrei Meshcheryakov
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Swimming (S2)
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven50m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven100m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven200m freestyle S3
IPC European Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Berlin50m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place2011 Berlin50m backstroke S3
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Wetzikon
Russian Wheelchair Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Novosibirsk

Personal history

Meshcheryakov was born in 1994. He matriculated to Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics where he studied law. He was severely injured in a car accident resulting in permanent disabilities.[2] He is married to Anastasia and as of 2014 has one child. In 2014 he became the first torch barer when the flame came to his home town of Moscow as part of the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.[4]

Swimming career

After his accident Meshcheryakov initially took up table tennis, but switched to swimming as part of his rehabilitation.[2] A water polo player before his injuries, Meshcheryakov showed promise as a parasport swimmer and was coached by Natalia Stepanova.[2] Classified as an S3 swimmer, he competed for Russia at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships and won silver in the 50m freestyle behind Ukraine's Dmytro Vynohradets.[5] He followed this with a bronze in the 50m backstroke at the same Championship.[6]

Two years later he again represented Russia, travelling to Montreal to compete in the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships. There he took three medals, all bronze, in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle.[2] In 2012 he qualified for his first Summer Paralympics, where he entered four events in the London Games. He failed to reach the final in the 100m S4 freestyle, limited by the fact that his S3 classification was not given its own 100m competition. He qualified for the finals in the 50m breaststroke SB2, 150m individual medley SM3 and the 50m backstroke S3 but he was unable to medal.[2]

Curling teams and events
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2017–18 Konstantin KurokhtinMarat RomanovAlexander ShevchenkoDaria ShchukinaAndrei MeshcheriakovAnton BatuginWPG 2018 (5th)
2018–19 Andrey SmirnovMarat RomanovAlexander ShevchenkoDaria ShchukinaAndrei MeshcheriakovAnton Batugin,
Margarita Nesterova		WWhCC 2019 (7th)
2019–20 Andrei MeshcheryakovAlexander ShevchenkoMaksim VolkovAleksandra ChechyotkinaRWhCC 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Konstantin KurokhtinAndrei MeshcheriakovVitaly DanilovDaria ShchukinaAnna KarpushinaAnton Batugin,
Sergey Shamov		WWhCC 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Other writings: Andrei Meshcheryakov, Andrei Meshcheriakov.
  2. "Meshcheryakov, Andrey". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. Russia take gold at World Wheelchair Curling Championship after one-point win
  4. "Sochi Paralympic Flame Reaches Moscow". ria.ru. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  5. "Britain and Ukraine Dominate 1st Day at Swimming Euros". paralympic.org. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  6. "Early Medal Success for Great Britain on Day 3 in Berlin". paralympic.org. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2014.


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