Ihor Shymechko

Ihor Shymechko
Personal information
Born (1986-05-27) May 27, 1986
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country  Ukraine
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +105 kg

Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 6th place respectively.[2]

Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division.[3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[4]

References

  1. "Ihor Shymechko". London2012.com. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. "Ihor Shymechko Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. "European Senior Weightlifting Championships 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. "SHYMECHKO Ihor". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.


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