Ivan Dovhodko

Ivan Viktorovych Dovhodko (born 15 January 1989) is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, setting a new world's best time.[2][3] He has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in the quadruple sculls at European level.[4]

Ivan Dovhodko

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	M4x
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Ukraine World Championships 2014 Amsterdam Quadruple sculls 2018 Plovdiv Quadruple sculls European Championships 2014 Belgrade Quadruple sculls 2012 Varese Quadruple sculls 2015 Poznań Quadruple sculls 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls Universiade 2013 Kazan Double sculls 2015 Gwangju Eight

His sister Nataliya is also an Olympic rower.[1] His father, Viktor Dovgodko, and his mother, Valentine Dovgodko, were also both international rowers.[3]

He was originally coached by Raisa Kirilova at the "Burevisnyk" Kyiv club, before being coached by Maxim Mulyarchuk.[3] While coached by Mulyarchuk, he was part of the Ukrainian team that won bronze in the quadruple sculls at the 2005 World Junior Championship.[3] In 2008 when he aged out of junior rowing, he began being coached by Vladimir Opalnik. Under Opalnik, he was part of the Ukrainian team that won silver at the 2009 World U-23 Championship.[3]

As part of the Ukrainian national team, he is coached by Nikolai Dovgan.[3]