Ivan Dovhodko Explained

Ivan Dovhodko
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:15 January 1989
Birth Place:Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.93 m
Weight:85 kg
Country:Ukraine
Sport:Rowing
Event:M4x
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Ivan Viktorovych Dovhodko (born 15 January 1989) is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, setting a new world's best time.[2] [3] He has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in the quadruple sculls at European level.[4]

His sister Nataliya is also an Olympic rower. His father, Viktor Dovgodko, and his mother, Valentine Dovgodko, were also both international rowers.

He was originally coached by Raisa Kirilova at the "Burevisnyk" Kyiv club, before being coached by Maxim Mulyarchuk. While coached by Mulyarchuk, he was part of the Ukrainian team that won bronze in the quadruple sculls at the 2005 World Junior Championship. In 2008 when he aged out of junior rowing, he began being coached by Vladimir Opalnik. Under Opalnik, he was part of the Ukrainian team that won silver at the 2009 World U-23 Championship.

As part of the Ukrainian national team, he is coached by Nikolai Dovgan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivan Dovhodko Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001244/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/ivan-dovhodko-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 8 November 2017.
  2. Web site: M4x Results. 7 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Ivan DOVGODKO - worldrowing.com. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 8 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Ivan DOVGODKO - Results - worldrowing.com. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 8 November 2017.