Viktor Smyrnov

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Viktor Smyrnov
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Viktor Smyrnov with Denys Shmyhal 17 September 2021
Personal information
Full nameВіктор Сергійович Смирнов
NationalityUkrainian
Born2 August 1986 (1986-08-02) (age 37)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke, butterfly
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 100 m butterfly S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 200 m individual medley SM11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 400 m freestyle S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 100 m butterfly S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 London 100 m butterfly SM11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 London 100 m backstroke S11
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Durban 100 m butterfly S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Durban 100 m backstroke S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Durban 200 m medley SM11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Durban 400 m freestyle S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 London 100 m backstroke S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Durban 100 m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Durban 100 m freestyle S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Durban 50 m freestyle S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4x100 m medley 49pts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Mar del Plata 200 m medley SM11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Mar del Plata 400 m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m butterfly S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 London 200 m medley SM11
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 100 m butterfly S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Funchal 100 m butterfly S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Funchal 400 m freestyle S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Dublin 100 m butterfly S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Dublin 200 m medley SM11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Funchal 400 m freestyle S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Funchal 200 m medley SM11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM11

Viktor Smyrnov (born 2 August 1986 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S11 events.

Contents

Viktor has competed at two Paralympic games, winning ten medals, five of them gold. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics he won all of his five golds winning the 100 metres (330 ft) backstroke, butterfly and freestyle, the 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley and the 400 metres (1,300 ft) freestyle, he also finished second behind countryman Oleksandr Mashchenko who broke the world record in the 100m breaststroke and picked up a bronze in the 50 metres (160 ft) freestyle. The 2008 Summer Paralympics would not prove as profitable in terms of medals for Viktor as he picked up three bronzes, in the 100m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. He was disqualified in the 100m freestyle final, finished fifth in the 50m freestyle and fourth in the 400m freestyle. [1]

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