Iaroslav Denysenko (Yaroslav Yuriyovych Denysenko, uk, Ярослав Юрійович Денисенко; born 23 September 1991) is a

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

who competes in

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

S13, SB13 and SM13 (individual medley) events. A five time European champion, in 2013 Denysenko won the World Championship in 50 metres freestyle S13, and has appeared in two Paralympic Games

Career history

Denysenko began swimming competitively in 2013 for Ukraine, winning the world title in his debut season. He came to international attention when he competed at the

2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

, winning four silver medals. The following year Denysenko represented Ukraine again, winning 5 gold and two silver medals at the

2018 World Para Swimming European Championships The 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships took place in Dublin, Ireland from 13 to 19 August 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Championsh ...

, dominating the S12 classification.

Personal life

In recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order for Merits econd gradein Ukraine. He has also received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. His wife Kateryna Denysenko stominahas competed in Para swimming, winning gold in the S8 100m butterfly at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denysenko, Iaroslav 1991 births Living people Ukrainian male swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine S13-classified para swimmers Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Poltava 21st-century Ukrainian people