Rodion Zhyhalin Explained

Rodion Zhyhalin
Nationality:	Ukrainian
Birth Date:	May 21, 1985
Sport:	Goalball

Rodion Volodymyrovych Zhyhalin (uk|Родіон Володимирович Жигалін; born 21 May 1985)^[1] is a Ukrainian goalball player and a member of the Ukrainian men's national team.

With the Ukrainian team, Zhyhalin won the European Championship Group B in 2016, 2018 and won a silver in 2019 European Championship.^[2] He was also a part of the Ukraine roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[3] He took part in the 2022 Goalball World Championships, where his team won the bronze medal.^[4] He then competed in the 2023 European Championships, where his team won the men's tournament.^[5] Zhyhalin was on the team that won silver in the men's tournament, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rodion Zhyhalin . . 23 September 2024 .
2. Web site: Голболісти України- перші на міжнародному турнірі!. paralympic.org.ua. 2021-08-31. uk. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831054501/https://paralympic.org.ua/ua/news/golbolisti-ukrayini-pershi-na-mizhnarodnomu-turniri.
3. Web site: Goalball – Team Ukraine . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 23 September 2024 . 26 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070432/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/goalball/athlete-profile-ngblmteam3-ukr01-ukraine.htm . dead.
4. Web site: Goalball: Brazil and Turkiye are the new World Champions . International Blind Sports Federation . 16 December 2022.
5. Web site: Goalball: Ukraine is the new European champion and gets the slot to Paris 2024 . International Blind Sports Federation . 16 December 2023.
6. Web site: Men's Medallists . . 5 September 2024 . en-us .
7. Web site: Japan takes Paralympic gold in men's goalball for the first time. The Japan Times. September 6, 2024.