Oleksandr Viktorovych Zheltyakov ( uk, Олександр Вікторович Желтяков, born 15 November 2005) is a Ukrainian

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. He is twice gold medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships and multiple European Junior Championships medalist.

Career

At the

2021 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 6 to 11 July 2021 in Rome, Italy at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto. The Championships were organized by LEN, the European Swimming League, and were held in a 50-meter pool. The Champions ...

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Oleksandr won a silver medal in 100 m backstroke and two bronze medals in medley relay mixed and medley relay events. He competed at the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...

in 100 and 200 m backstroke events without reaching any medals. At the

2022 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 5 to 10 July 2022 in Otopeni, Romania. The Championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Results Boys Girls Mixed events Medal table Team Trophy Results: ...

in Otopeni he won 3 silver medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke, 4 × 100 m medley relay events. In April 2023 he received an Olympic quota for

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in Paris at 200 m backstroke. At the

2023 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 4 to 9 July 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Results Boys Girls Mixed events Medal table References External li ...

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he won 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke events and a silver medal in 50 m backstroke event. At the

2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships The 9th World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships were held in Netanya, Israel, at the Wingate Institute from 4 to 9 September 2023. These championships were the first to be held under the new World Aquatics name and branding. The age groups ...

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he won 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke and a silver medal in 50 m backstroke events, becoming the best male athlete at this championship according to the

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. At the 2023 World Junior Championships Oleksandr received his second Olympic quota for the

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for 100 m backstroke. He competed at the

2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships The 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships (25 m) were held in Otopeni, Romania, from 5 to 10 December 2023 at the Aquatics Complex. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events Mixed events References External links Offic ...

in 50, 100 and 200 m backstroke and 4 x 50 m metres relay events without reaching any medals. In December 2023, he became the Best Sportsmen of Year with Ukrainian high jumper

Yaroslava Mahuchikh Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh ( uk, Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; ; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She was the 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medali ...

according to the

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Awards and Honours

* FINA, Male Swimmer of the Championships: 2023 World Junior Championships

References

External links

* 2005 births Living people Ukrainian male swimmers Ukrainian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Ukraine Sportspeople from Dnipro 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub