Viktor Smyrnov
Viktor Smyrnov (born 2 August 1986 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S11 events.
Viktor has competed at two Paralympic games, winning ten medals, five of them gold. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics he won all of his five golds winning the 100 metres (330 ft) backstroke, butterfly and freestyle, the 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley and the 400 metres (1,300 ft) freestyle, he also finished second behind countryman Oleksandr Mashchenko who broke the world record in the 100m breaststroke and picked up a bronze in the 50 metres (160 ft) freestyle. The 2008 Summer Paralympics would not prove as profitable in terms of medals for Viktor as he picked up three bronzes, in the 100m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. He was disqualified in the 100m freestyle final, finished fifth in the 50m freestyle and fourth in the 400m freestyle.[1]
Awards[edit]
- Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (October 19, 2004)[2]
- Order of Merit 3d class (October 4, 2016)[3]
- Order of Merit 2nd class (September 16, 2021)[4]
- Order for Courage 3d class (October 7, 2008)[5]
- Order for Courage 2nd class (July 4, 2012)[6]
- Order for Courage 1st class (September 17, 2012)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Viktor Smyrnov". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Про присвоєння В. Смирнову звання Герой України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №430/2016 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №470/2021 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №909/2008 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №433/2012 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Donetsk
- Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine
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- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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- Donetsk National University alumni
- Recipients of the title of Hero of Ukraine
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