Ihor Chervynskyy

Ihor Chervynskyy (Ігор Червинський, also spelled Igor Chervynskiy, born 16 December 1981) is a Ukrainian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres, and a silver medal in the 1500 metres.

Ihor Chervynskyy
Personal information
Full nameІгор Червинський
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1981-12-16) 16 December 1981
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 1500 m freestlye
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestlye
European LC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 1500 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir 1500 m freestyle

Biography

He competed in the pool twice at the Olympics, at the 2000 Summer Games, where he finished 33rd in the men's 400m freestyle and 7th in the men's 1500m freestyle, and at the 2004 Summer Games, where he finished 10th in the men's 1500m.[1]

Since then, he has competed in open water swimming. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 10 km, finishing in 12th place.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 10 km, finishing in 14th.[3]

He was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihor Chervynskiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. "Beijing 2008 – Swimming – Marathon 10km Men – 12th: Igor Chervynskiy". Olympic.org.
  3. "London 2012 – Swimming – Marathon 10km Men – 14th: Igor Chervynskiy". Olympic.org.


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