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Oleksii Kolomiiets

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Oleksii Kolomiiets
Personal information
National teamUkraine Ukraine
Born1997 (age 26–27)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Deaflympics 1 1 1
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place Caxias Do Sul 2021 50m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Caxias Do Sul 2021 100m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place Samsun 2017 50m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place Samsun 2017 4 × 100m medley relay

Oleksii Kolomiiets (born 1997) is a Ukrainian deaf swimmer.[1] He made his Deaflympic debut during the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.

Career

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He competed at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun and claimed two medals in his debut appearance at the multi-sport event. He claimed a silver medal in the men's 50m breaststroke and also clinched a bronze in men's 4 × 100m medley relay.[2][3] He also competed and qualified for the final rounds in men's 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke events finishing at fourth and fifth places respectively.[4][5]

He made his second Deaflympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022) and he was one of the first gold medalists since the start of the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil after claiming a gold medal in the men's 50m butterfly event.[6] He also later went onto clinch a gold in the men's 100m breaststroke category.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Oleksii KOLOMIIETS". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. ^ "Results - Swimming 50m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. ^ "Results - Swimming 4x100m medley relay (Men)". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. ^ "Results - Swimming 100m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  5. ^ "Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  6. ^ "Ukraine's swimmers enjoy successful first day at Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  7. ^ "US bag two swimming golds as Ukraine add another title in pool at Deaflympics". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. ^ "Deaflympics Concludes With Stellar Medal Count From United States, Ukraine, Italy". Swimming World News. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
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