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(Redirected from Denis Zavhorodny) Ukrainian swimmer (born 1979)
Denys Zavhorodniy
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1979-08-05) August 5, 1979 (age 45)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 1500 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Mallorca 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Mallorca 800 m freestyle
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Zagreb 1500 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 København 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1996 København 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Glasgow 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Geneva 1500 m freestyle

Denys Zavhorodniy (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Завгородній, born August 5, 1979) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who was specialized in the long-distance events. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Career

In 1995, Denys represented Ukraine at the 1995 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in Geneva, where he won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle. He also competed at the next European Junior Swimming Championships in 1996 and 1997, where he received in total four gold medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain, behind country man Igor Snitko (silver).

In 1999, Denys competed at the Summer Universiade in Mallorca, where he received two bronze medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle. He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the Military World Games in Zagreb.

References

  1. "Завгородній Денис Анатолійович". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  2. "Denys Zavhorodnyi". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  3. "1997 European Aquatics Championships Results". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. "1999 Summer Universiade Results Swimming". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  5. "2nd Military World Games - 1999 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-30.


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