KOVALCHUK Vasyl

Date of Birth: 18 Apr 1973

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH2

Place of birth: CHERKASY

Birth Country:

Ukraine

Place of residence : ODESSA

Residence Country:

Ukraine

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	4
	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2
	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	211.7
1	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2012	London, GBR	706.4
7	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	103.0
11	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2012	London, GBR	598
World Championships
1	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	621.0
2	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	248.9
4	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	211.2
4	Mixed R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Team	2014	Suhl, GER	1897.5
5	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	183.3
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	188.6
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	146.9
6	Mixed R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Team	2014	Suhl, GER	1874.2
7	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	105.0
9	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO	586
11	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	630.0
17	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO
23	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	631.4
41	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO
European Championships
3	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	231.1
3	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	232.6

Fishing. (Athlete, 08 Apr 2020)

Wife Olga, son Vadym, daughter Maryna

Languages spoken:

Russian, Ukrainian

Invasport [Odessa, UKR]

Iryna Vynogradova [national, personal], UKR

Left (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

Sporting relatives:

His wife Olga Kovalchuk has represented Ukraine in Para shooting and won silver in the SH1 10m air pistol at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also won gold in the SH1 10m air pistol team event at the 2014 World Championships in Suhl, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Aug 2021; Athlete, 26 Nov 2017)

Other sports:

He has played Para football at international level. (Athlete, 15 May 2019)

2008 for Ukraine, World Cup in France (Athlete, 26 Jun 2014)

He took up the sport in 2008 in Cherkasy, Ukraine. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2014; ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

He tried Para athletics, table tennis, swimming and football before taking up Para shooting at a range near his home. (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 08 Apr 2020)

Winning gold in the SH2 10m prone air rifle events at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Aug 2021; Athlete, 08 Apr 2020)

US boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali, Russian and Soviet wrestler Ivan Poddubny. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2016)

President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine Valery Sushkevich, and coach Iryna Vynogradova. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Nothing is impossible." (Athlete, 15 May 2019)

In recognition of his achievements at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016, he received the Orders for Merit [third and second grade] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016; zakon.rada.gov.ua, 17 Sep 2012)

He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020; Athlete, 26 Nov 2017)

General Interest

Classification
SH2 (IPC, 19 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

Impairment Details
In 1984 he lost his right arm after he was attacked by a bear at a zoo. (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

General
IMPAIRMENT
In 1984, four days before his 11th birthday, he went to the zoo with some of his schoolmates. They approached the enclosure of an Asian black bear and put their hands on the bars of the enclosure. Before they had time to react, the bear grabbed his right arm in its mouth and began pulling. As his friends tried to pull him to safety his arm was torn off by the bear. Despite losing a large amount of blood, an ambulance arrived fast enough to save him and he underwent extensive surgery. After recovering, he returned to school and learned to write and draw with his left hand. (ukrinform.ua, 05 Sep 2012)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/vasyl.kovalchuk.1973
Odnoklassniki: http://ok.ru/profile/265899782530
VK Profile: http://vk.com/id62328654

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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