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Oleh Kolodiy

Oleh Kolodiy at the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv
Personal information
Full name	Олег Едуардович Колодій
Born	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Event(s)	1m, 3m, 3m synchro
Partner	Illya Kvasha
Medal record Men's diving Representing  Ukraine Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 0 1 European Games 1 0 0 European Championships 1 0 2 European Diving Championships 1 2 3 World Cup 0 1 0 Military Games 0 1 1 World Junior Championships 0 0 1 European Junior Diving Championships 4 0 1 Total 7 4 9 World Championships 2017 Budapest 3 m synchro European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 3 m synchro European Championships 2018 Glasgow Team 2020 Budapest 3 m synchro 2022 Rome 3 m synchro European Diving Championships 2023 Rzeszów 3 m synchro 2017 Kyiv 3 m synchro 2019 Kyiv 1 m springboard 2013 Rostock 3 m synchro 2015 Rostock 1 m springboard 2017 Kyiv 3 m springboard World Cup 2018 Wuhan Mixed team Military Games 2019 Wuhan 3 m synchro 2019 Wuhan 1 m springboard World Junior Championships 2010 Tucson 3 m synchro European Junior Diving Championships 2008 Minsk 3 m springboard 2010 Helsinki 3 m springboard 2010 Helsinki 3 m synchro 2011 Belgrade 3 m synchro 2011 Belgrade 1 m springboard

Oleh Kolodiy (Ukrainian: Олег Колодій; born 16 March 1993) is a Ukrainian diver.

Career

He began diving at age 12 in Mykolaiv. His coach is Larisa Afanasyeva since then. He debuted internationally in 2012 at FINA Diving Grand Prix. He is also a multiple European championships medalist: in 2013 he won bronze in 3m synchro diving with Oleksandr Gorshkovozov and in 2015 he won bronze in 1m springboard. The 2017 European Diving Championships in home Kyiv was quite successful for Oleh where he won a silver in synchro diving with Illya Kvasha and a bronze in individual 3m springboard diving. Later that year Oleh won bronze medal in pair with Illya Kvasha at the World championships in 3m synchro. Up to date it is his best achievement in his sporting career.

He graduated from Mykolaiv National University where he studied mathematics. He received the Mykolaiv Citizen of the Year award in 2010 in the category of Sporting Hope of the Year. He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine.

References

1. "Oleh Kolodiy". InterSportStats. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. "Oleh Kolodiy". InterSportStats. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
3. "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.
4. "Oleg Kolodiy". sportbox.ru (in Russian). 16 June 2017.
5. "Прыжки в воду: украинец Колодий берет бронзу, Кваша - в шаге от подиума" [Diving: Ukrainian Oleg Kolodiy wins bronze, Kvasha - near the podium]. sport.bigmir.net (in Russian). 10 June 2015.
6. "Колодий: "Я могу набирать намного большую сумму"" [Kolodiy: "I can achieve higher points"]. XSPORT (in Russian). 14 June 2017.
7. "Кваша та Колодій виграли бронзу на чемпіонаті світу" [Kvasha and Kolodiy won bronze at the World championships]. champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 July 2017.
8. "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.

• 1993 births
• Living people
• Ukrainian male divers
• Sportspeople from Mykolaiv
• World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
• Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic divers for Ukraine
• Divers at the 2023 European Games
• European Games medalists in diving
• European Games gold medalists for Ukraine
• Military World Games silver medalists for Ukraine
• Military World Games bronze medalists for Ukraine
• Military World Games medalists in diving
• Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
• 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen