Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Netishyn, UKR |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
Higher education |
Khmelnytskyi National University: Ukraine |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in 1999 in Netishyn, Ukraine. |
Why this sport? |
Fencing coach Valery Shturbabin came to his school and offered the students the chance to go training. |
Club / Team |
Dynamo: Ukraine |
Name of coach |
Oleg Shturbabin, UKR, from 2014 |
Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Dima (sport-express.ua, 05 Jun 2015) |
Hobbies |
Alpine skiing, fishing. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in team sabre at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
His parents, and coach Valery Shturbabin. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
Famous relatives |
His sister Galyna Pundyk has represented Ukraine in fencing. She was part of the squad that won gold in team sabre at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Mar 2016; sport-express.ua, 05 Jun 2015) |