SINOVCIC Dino

Date of Birth: 16 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S6

Place of birth: SPLIT

Birth Country:

Croatia

Place of residence : SPLIT

Residence Country:

Croatia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	100m Backstroke - S7	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:14.49
11	200m Individual Medley - SM7	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:01.93
12	400m Freestyle - S7	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5:36.83
World Championships
1	100m Backstroke - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:15.46
5	100m Backstroke - S7	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:16.32
5	100m Backstroke - S7	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:14.85
7	100m Backstroke - S7	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:17.49
8	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2010	Eindhoven, NED	4:52.34
9	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	4:36.99
17	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	33.91
18	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:16.65
European Championships
1	100m Backstroke - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:16.08
2	100m Backstroke - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:16.48
4	50m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	32.95
9	100m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:13.74
11	50m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	34.00

Following Hajduk Split football club and KK Split basketball team. (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018; slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Dec 2017)

Occupation:

Human Movement Studies - University of Split, Croatia

Languages spoken:

Croatian, English

PK Mornar [Split, CRO]

Slobodan Glavcic [club], CRO; Igor Berislavic [national], CRO

Other sports:

He competed in Para table tennis at national level before he took up swimming. He has also played wheelchair basketball. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Dec 2017)

2005 for Croatia (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

He suffered from tendinitis in his shoulder between 2011 and 2014. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

He began swimming at age 12 in Split, Croatia. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

He took up the sport to improve his health. (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018; Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tportal.hr, 12 Sep 2019; telegram.hr, 04 May 2020)

He trains in the pool in the morning and afternoon, and also has a daily gym session. (jutarnji.hr, 18 Sep 2019)

Winning gold in the S6 100m backstroke at the 2019 World Championships in London, England, and the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland, and claiming bronze at the 2009 European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland. (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018; sptv.hr, 21 Aug 2018; dalmacijadanas.hr, 12 Sep 2019)

His family. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Dec 2017; Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"Absolutely everything in life can be achieved. It is only necessary to believe, to be persistent and to overcome the first obstacles." (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018)

He received the 2019 Para Athlete the Year Award from the Croatian Paralympic Committee. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 30 Jan 2020)

He was named the 2018 Person of the Year by the Croatian website Dalmatia Today. (dalmacijadanas.hr, 23 Mar 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB5, SM6 (IPC, 30 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018)

Impairment Details
He has arthrogryposis, which causes muscle weakness. He has undergone more than a dozen operations since he was diagnosed with the condition. (dalmatinskiportal.hr, 02 Dec 2018; slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Dec 2017; Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as secretary at Para basketball club KKI Split, which was established in 2017. He is also a qualified swimming coach. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Dec 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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