Denys Zavhorodnyy
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| Nationality |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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).[3]
In 1999, Denys competed at the Summer Universiade in Mallorca, where he received two bronze medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle.[4] He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the Military World Games in Zagreb.[5]
References
- ^ "Завгородній Денис Анатолійович". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Denys Zavhorodnyi". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "1997 European Aquatics Championships Results". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "1999 Summer Universiade Results Swimming". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "2nd Military World Games - 1999 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- Sports-Reference profile
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