Denys Zavhorodnyy

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.

Denys Zavhorodniy
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1979-08-05) August 5, 1979
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
1997 Seville 1500 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
1999 Mallorca 400 m freestyle
1999 Mallorca 800 m freestyle
Military World Games
1999 Zagreb1500 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
1996 København1500 m freestyle
1996 København400 m freestyle
1997 Glasgow1500 m freestyle
1997 Glasgow400 m freestyle
1995 Geneva1500 m freestyle

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
  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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