Regina Kalinichenko Explained

Regina Kalinichenko
Fullname:	Regina Kalinichenko
Nationality:	Ukrainian (until 2012) Russian (2012-present)
Birth Date:	21 December 1985
Birth Place:	Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Position:	Left Back
Years1:	2003–2008
Clubs1:	HC Galychanka
Years2:	2008–2010
Clubs2:	CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
Years3:	2011–2020
Clubs3:	Rostov-Don
Nationalyears1:	2005-2010

Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko^[1] (née Shymkute, born 21 December 1985)^[2] is a Ukrainian-Russian former handballer playing for Rostov-Don. She announced her retirement in May 2020.

Personal life

Regina was born on 21 December 1985 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union to a Lithuanian father and an ethnic Russian mother. In March 2012, she gained Russian citizenship and renounced her Ukrainian citizenship.^[3]

On 19 April 2017, she gave birth to her daughter Taisia.^[4]

Individual awards

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2013

External links

• Regina Kalinichenko at Rostov-Don website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Украинская гандболистка Шимкуте получила российское гражданство. Данила Жиляев. 2014-12-08. Российская газета. ru.
2. Web site: Regina Shymkute. eurohandball.com. eurohandball. 16 December 2012.
3. Web site: Шимкуте: Змінюю громадянство не для гри за збірну Росії . 23 March 2012 . 23 April 2024 . Champion . uk.
4. Web site: Регина Шимкуте родила дочку! :: Гандбольный клуб "Ростов-Дон" . 19 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421171607/http://www.rostovhandball.ru/press/news/4115.html . 21 April 2017 . ru.