Andriy Mandziy Explained

Andriy Mandziy
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:1988 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Kremenets, Ukraine
Weight:96kg (212lb)
Country:Ukraine
Sport: Luge
Event:Men's singles

Andriy Vasylyovych Mandziy (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Мандзій; born 19 February 1988) is a Ukrainian luger. He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Career

Mandziy's first World Cup season was the 2008–09 season. He finished in his first World Cup race 46th in Igls, Austria. As of February 2022, Madziy's best personal World Cup finish was 14th during the 2020–21 season in the men's singles event held in Winterberg, Germany.[2]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he was 31st in the men's singles event.

On December 27, 2017, Mandziy qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] [4] At the Olympics, he was 40th in the singles' race due to losing control over his luge during the first race.

In 2022, Andriy Mandziy was nominated for his third Winter Games in Beijing.[5]

Personal life

Andriy Mandziy graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture. He works as a sports instructor. His hobbies are music and sports.

Career results

World Championships

Year Event Singles Relay Singles Sprint
33
27
27
13

European Championships

Year Event Singles Relay
28 5
27
21 5
23
8
19 7
6

Luge World Cup

Rankings

Season Singles Singles Sprint
48
41
41
41
50
41
40
36
36
32
31
20 20
28

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sochi 2014 profile . 2014-02-15 . 2014-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212225137/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-andriy-mandziy . dead .
  2. Web site: Two lugers from Lviv achieved their best results at the World Cup . December 21, 2020 . galinfo.com.ua . February 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: П’ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018 . 2018-01-19 . 2018-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175527/https://zik.ua/news/2017/12/27/pyatero_sankariv_z_galychyny_vyboroly_litsenzii_na_olimpiadu2018_1234273 . dead.
  4. Web site: Lugers Oleksandr Obolonchyk and Andriy Mandziy will participate in the Winter Olympics . January 18, 2018 . te.20minut.ua . February 4, 2022.
  5. Web site: Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published . January 21, 2022 . . January 28, 2022.