Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy Explained

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Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy
Nickname:Dimo
Birth Date:2 June 1985
Birth Place:Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:760NaN0
Sport:Modern pentathlon
Club:Dynamo Donetsk (UKR)
Coach:Konstantin Kirpulyanskyy
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Dmytro Kostiantynovych Kirpulyanskyy (Ukrainian: Дмитро Костянтинович Кірпулянський; born June 2, 1985, in Makiivka) is a two-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Ukraine.[1] [2] He also won an individual bronze medal at the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in London, England.

Career

Kirpulyanskyy achieved his best results and performed consistently for the men's event at the Olympics, when he finished ninth in 2008. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, however, he slapped his horse Wonderboy after the horse almost threw him, and then fell off him during the horse-riding segment.[3] 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. He is a member of Dynamo Donetsk, currently coached Konstantin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030021227/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kirpulyanskyy-dmytro-1071513/ . 2012-10-30 . London 2012 . The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited . 15 November 2012.
  2. Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001318/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/dmytro-kirpulianskiy-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 November 2012.
  3. News: A leaner, meaner modern pentathlon . . 12 August 2012 . 15 November 2012.