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Oleksandr Viktorovych Zheltyakov (Ukrainian: Олександр Вікторович Желтяков, born 15 November 2005) is a Ukrainian swimmer.[2] He is twice gold medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships and multiple European Junior Championships medalist.[3]

Career

At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome Oleksandr won a silver medal in 100 m backstroke and two bronze medals in 4 × 100 m medley relay mixed and 4 × 100 m medley relay events.[4]

He competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in 100 and 200 m backstroke events without reaching any medals.[5]

At the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni he won 3 silver medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke, 4 × 100 m medley relay events.[6]

In April 2023 he received an Olympic quota for 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at 200 m backstroke.[7]

At the 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade he won 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke events and a silver medal in 50 m backstroke event.[8]

At the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya he won 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke and a silver medal in 50 m backstroke events,[9] becoming the best male athlete at this championship according to the World Aquatics.[10] At the 2023 World Junior Championships Oleksandr received his second Olympic quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris for 100 m backstroke.[11]

He competed at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships in 50, 100 and 200 m backstroke and 4 x 50 m metres relay events without reaching any medals.[12]

In December 2023, he became the Best Sportsmen of Year with Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh according to the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.[13]

At the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, held in Belgrade, Oleksandr became a gold medalist in the 200 m backstroke event and received a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay event.[14]

Awards and Honours

  • FINA: Male Swimmer of the Championships: 2023 World Junior Championships[15]

References

  1. ^ "17-річний плавець з Дніпра Олександр Желтяков здобув ще одне "золото" чемпіонату світу: скільки нагород у підсумку".
  2. ^ "ZHELTYAKOV, Oleksandr".
  3. ^ "Олександр Желтяков побив національний рекорд України у фіналі Євро-2023 з плавання: результат 200 м на спині".
  4. ^ "2021 European Junior Championships Results".
  5. ^ "Oleksandr Zheltyakov".
  6. ^ "2022 European Junior Championships Results".
  7. ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification".
  8. ^ "2023 European Junior Championships Results".
  9. ^ "2023 World Junior Championships Results".
  10. ^ "🇺🇦 Oleksandr ZHELTIAKOV is the best male athlete of the #WorldJuniors 2023 💪". Facebook.
  11. ^ "Александр Желтяков из Днепра получил вторую лицензию по плаванию на Олимпийские игры". 6 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Oleksandr Zheltyakov".
  13. ^ "Армійці Ярослава Магучіх та Олександр Желтяков визнані найкращими спортсменами року в Україні".
  14. ^ "Україна здобула першу за 18 років медаль на Євро з плавання в естафеті 4х100 м комплексним стилем".
  15. ^ "They Said Swimmers of the Championships, Oleksandr Zheltiakov & Lana Pudar".

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