Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko
(née Shymkute, born 21 December 1985)
is a
Ukrainian-Russian former
handballer playing for
Rostov-Don
Rostov-Don (russian: Ростов-Дон) is a female handball team from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Established in 1965, the club was called Rostselmash until 2002. Rostov-Don is competing in the Russian Super League. They have won the league seven tim ...
. She announced her retirement in May 2020.
Personal life
Regina was born on 21 December 1985 in
Kherson
Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine
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,
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
,
Soviet Union
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to a
Lithuanian father and an
ethnic Russian
The Russian diaspora is the global community of ethnic Russians. The Russian-speaking (''Russophone'') diaspora are the people for whom Russian language is the native language, regardless of whether they are ethnic Russians or not.
History
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mother. In March 2012, she gained
Russian citizenship
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...
and renounced her
Ukrainian citizenship
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Any person born to a Uk ...
.
On 19 April 2017, she gave birth to her daughter Taisia.
Individual awards
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EHF Cup Winners' Cup
The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
Winners
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Top Scorer: 2013
References
External links
Regina Kalinichenko at Rostov-Don website
Sportspeople from Kherson
1985 births
Living people
Russian female handball players
Ukrainian female handball players
Expatriate handball players
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players
Naturalised citizens of Russia
Ukrainian people of Lithuanian descent
Ukrainian people of Russian descent
Russian people of Lithuanian descent
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