Taras Mishchuk

Taras Viktorovych Mishchuk (Ukrainian: Тарас Вікторович Міщук; born 22 July 1995) is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the C-2 1000 metres event, the 2015 World bronze medalist in C-2 500 metres, and the 2015 European champion in C-2 1000 m. Mishchuk competes together with Dmytro Ianchuk.[3][4]

Taras Mishchuk
Mishchuk at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameТарас Вікторович Міщук
Full nameTaras Viktorovych Mishchuk
Born (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995
Dubno, Ukraine
EducationLviv State University of Physical Culture
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubKolos, Lviv[2]
Coached byRoman Bundz[2]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenC-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 MilanC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 DartmouthC-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 DuisburgC-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 RačiceC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 BrandenburgC-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 PlovdivC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 BelgradeC-2 500 m

Mishchuk took up canoeing aged 12 in Dubno because "there was no other sport to do there".[2]

References
  1. Taras Mishchuk Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Taras Mishchuk. nbcolympics.com
  3. "The Bronze of Mishchuk and Ianchuk and the licence of Altukhov". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Results of the 2015 WC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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