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KHVOROST Maksim |
NOC |
Ukraine
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Gender | Men |
Born |
15 Jul 1982
in Kharkov, URS
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Height | 1.86 m |
Weight | 85 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Son Maksim, daughter Stefania |
Residence |
Kharkiv, UKR |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Russian, Ukrainian |
Higher education |
Economics, Physical Education - Kharkiv National Pedagogical University: Ukraine |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. |
Why this sport? |
A coach came to his school to look for recruits for a local fencing school. |
Club / Team |
Dynamo [UKR] / Armed Forces [UKR]: |
Name of coach |
Volodymyr Stankevych [national], UKR; Irina Odokienko [personal], UKR |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2000 |
Competing for |
Ukraine |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Heidenheim |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time with his children. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in individual epee at the 2003 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2015) |
Most influential person in career |
His mother, and his coaches. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He received recognition as one of the 10 Best Athletes of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in 2012. (atn.ua, 04 Jan 2013)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2015) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
Olympic Games |
2008 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Beijing, China |
2004 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Athens, Greece |
World Championships |
2010 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
2009 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
2007 |
5 |
Team Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
2007 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
2006 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Turin, Italy |
2005 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
2003 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Havana, Cuba |
2003 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Havana, Cuba |
2001 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Nīmes, France |
European Championships |
2017 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
2015 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Montreux, Switzerland |
2010 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
2008 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
2002 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
2001 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Koblenz, Germany |
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