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Taras Dutko (Ukrainian : Тарас Дутко, born 27 January 1982) is a Ukrainian Paralympic footballer with cerebral palsy, [1] who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. [2] He started playing football in 2000 and since then participated at the 2004, 2008 and 2016 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Taras is a male Ukrainian given name especially popular in Ukraine. In Greek mythology, Taras was the eponymous founder of the Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia. The name was later modified in Byzantium after Saint Tarasios. Saint Tarasios's feast day is on the Calendar of Saints, celebrated on February 25 by the Eastern Orthodox and Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church churches, and on February 18 by the Roman Catholic Church. .
Taras Volodymyrovych Mykhalyk is a retired Ukrainian footballer who played as a centre-back. He is a versatile player, having professionally played at every position except goalkeeper.
Taras Ilnytskyi is a Ukrainian football manager and former defender, most recently in charge of Polish club Polonia Przemyśl.
Ukraine sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
Ukraine sent a delegation of 90 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, covering nine sports.
Ukraine made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with thirty athletes competing in archery, track and field, powerlifting, swimming, and sitting volleyball. Vasyl Lishchynskyy won Ukraine's first Paralympic gold medal, in the shot put, and Ukrainians also won four silver medals and two bronze. Ukrainians had previously participated within the Soviet Union's delegation in 1988, and as part of the Unified Team in 1992. Ukraine, following its independence from the Soviet Union, missed out on the 1994 Winter Games, but made its Winter Paralympics début at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. Ukraine has competed at every edition of the Summer and Winter Games since then and have done so with remarkable success.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Viktor Serhiiovych Smyrnov is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S11 events.
Taras Yastremskyy is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S9 events.
Yuliya Anatoliyivna Tkach, née Ostapchuk, is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a member of Dynamo sports club. World champion in 2014, she competed for Ukraine at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Ihor Kosenko is a Ukrainian Paralympic footballer who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in China.
Oleksandr Devlysh is a Ukrainian Paralympic footballer who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. During the Paralympics his team beat Brazil 6-0 and then, during the final, beat Russia 2–0. In 2013 he participated at the 2013 Cerebral Palsy Games for which he won top scorer award and where his team won 1–0 against Brazil.
Kostyantyn Symashko is a Ukrainian Paralympic footballer who won two gold medals at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Ukraine competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Taras Rad is a Ukrainian amputated male cross-country skier and biathlete. He made his Paralympic debut at the age of 18 for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Paralympics competing in Cross-country skiing and Biathlon events. He also went onto claim his first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching the gold medal in the men's 12.5km sitting biathlon event.
Dutko is a Polish and Ukrainian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ilona Yudina was a Ukrainian Paralympic sitting volleyball player, master of sports of international class.
Iaroslav Semenenko is a Ukrainian paralympic swimmer. He participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the swimming competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the men's 100 metre backstroke S6 event. Semenenko had participated at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics in the swimming competition without winning a medal. On 13 September 2012, he was awarded the title "Honorary Citizen Of The City Of Slovyansk".
Serhii Palamarchuk is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer.
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