Maksym Shemberev

Maksym Shemberev (born 25 September 1993) is a Ukrainian (until 2015) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) swimmer.

Maksym Shemberev
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine (until 2015)
 Azerbaijan (since 2015)
Born (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
Kyiv, Ukraine
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Swimming
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku400 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku1500 m freestyle

Career

Maksym Shemberev was born and raised in Ukraine. He competes in the Men's individual medley and represented Ukraine until 2015. Shemberev represented Ukraine at 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He finished 15th overall in the Men's 400 metre individual medley heats and failed to reach the final [1].

In 2015, Shemberev switched to represent Azerbaijan. During the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Shemberev won four gold medals in Men's 200 meter butterfly, 400 meter individual medley, 800 meter freestyle and 1500 meter freestyle categories.

References
  1. "Maksym Shemberev". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.


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