Ihor Shymechko

Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.^[1]

Ihor Shymechko

Personal information
Born	(1986-05-27) May 27, 1986 (age 38) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+105 kg

Career

He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 4th place respectively.^[2]

Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division.^[3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.^[4]

Since 1 May 2017, he has been married to Ukrainian weightlifter Yuliya Kalina.^[5]

References

1. "Ihor Shymechko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
2. "Ihor Shymechko Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
3. "European Senior Weightlifting Championships 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
4. "SHYMECHKO Ihor". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
5. "Известные украинские тяжелоатлеты Шимечко и Калина поженились - Новости спорта - Спортсмены выигрывали медали на чемпионатах мира и Европы | СЕГОДНЯ". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.