Dmytro Kostiantynovych Kirpulyanskyy ( uk, Дмитро Костянтинович Кірпулянський; born June 2, 1985, in

Makiivka Makiivka ( uk, Макіївка, Makíyivka, ; russian: Макеевка, Makeyevka, ), formerly Dmytriivsk, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Located from the capital Donetsk, the two cities are practically a conurbati ...

) is a two-time Olympic

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from Ukraine. He also won an individual bronze medal at the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in

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Career

Kirpulyanskyy achieved his best results and performed consistently for the men's event at the Olympics, when he finished ninth in

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. At the

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in London, however, he slapped his horse ''Wonderboy'' after the horse almost threw him, and then fell off him during the horse-riding segment. Following his sudden fall and unsuccessful attempt to finish the riding course, Kirpulyanskyy dropped to thirty-fifth place in the overall standings. Kirpulyanskyy works as a doctor with a degree in medicine at the

Donetsk National Medical University Donetsk National Medical University (abbreviated as DNMU, ) is one of the largest medical universities in Ukraine and the former USSR. The university is considered one of the best medical schools in Ukraine. Originally located in Donetsk, it was ...

. He is a member of Dynamo Donetsk, currently coached by his Konstantin.

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* Ukrainian male modern pentathletes 1985 births Living people Olympic modern pentathletes for Ukraine Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Donetsk World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists {{Ukraine-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub