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Ukrainian weightlifter
Ihor Shymechko
Personal information
Born (1986-05-27) May 27, 1986 (age 38)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg

Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.

Career

He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 4th place respectively.

Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.

Since 1 May 2017, he has been married to Ukrainian weightlifter Yuliya Kalina.

References

  1. "Ihor Shymechko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. "Ihor Shymechko Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. "European Senior Weightlifting Championships 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. "SHYMECHKO Ihor". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. "Известные украинские тяжелоатлеты Шимечко и Калина поженились - Новости спорта - Спортсмены выигрывали медали на чемпионатах мира и Европы | СЕГОДНЯ". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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