Oleh Handei

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Oleh Handei
Oleh Handei at the 2022 Winter Olympics (2).jpg
Handei at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full nameГандей Олег Володимирович
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport
Sport Short track speed skating

Oleh Handei (born March 5, 1999, in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian short track speed skater. He competed in the 500 metres event at the 2022 Winter Olympics where he did not advance from the heat. [1]

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Sporting career

Handei took up the sport in 2009 in his home city Kyiv. Before that, he tried figure skating. [2]

Handei started his international sporting career in late 2016 when he skated at the World Cup. He debuted during that season at the World Junior Championships. He represented Ukraine in different competitions during the next seasons.

Oleh Handei managed to qualify for his first Winter Games in Beijing based on the performances during the 2021–22 World Cup. [3]

Results

Winter Olympics

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mRelayMixed relay
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 26

World Championships

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mAllroundRelay
2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada 25263226
2019 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia, Bulgaria 39263836
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dordrecht, Netherlands PENPEN2944

European Championships

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mAllroundRelay
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany 293138309
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dordrecht, Netherlands 2133PEN3510
2020 Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen, Hungary PEN1719247
2021 Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland PEN27PEN44

Personal life

His two-year-older brother Volodymyr is also a short track speed skater who represented Ukraine at both World and European championships. Oleh and Volodymyr took up short track speed skating almost together in 2009. [4]

Oleh Handei is student at the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine and studies physical culture.

References

  1. "Short track speed skating: Handei did not qualify for the quarterfinals at the Olympics". Gazeta.ua. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Big family of short track speed skater Oleh Handei". tribuna.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. "Big family of short track speed skater Oleh Handei". tribuna.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.