Andrei Kalina
Andrei Yakovlevich Kalina (Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Калина, Ukrainian: Андрій Якович Калина, romanized: Andriy Yakovych Kalyna; born 21 July 1987) is a Ukraine-born Russian Paralympic swimmer who represented Ukraine from 2002 to 2013 and Russia since 2015.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Kalina was born 21 July 1987 in Slavyansk (Sloviansk), Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, with a missing left lower arm.[2] In 2000, he started swimming in the Donetsk-based sports center Invasport.[3] However, he almost decided to retire from sports after he did not find good conditions even in Kyiv. So, he started search them outside of Ukraine, eventually deciding to emigrate to Russia in 2013. After finding better practice and living conditions in Russia, Kalina decided to represent Russia internationally in 2015.[2] During Russian-Ukrainian War silently supported aggression against his home country.
Career
[edit]Competing for Ukraine, Kalina won numerous titles, including the Paralympic Games three times in a row. Kalina won his fourth title out of four appearances in 100 m breaststroke, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics now representing the Russian Paralympic Committee.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrei Kalina". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Андрей КАЛИНА: В России у меня открылось второе дыхание" [Andrey KALINA: I got a second wind in Russia]. vecherkaspb.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "КАЗНАЧЕ́ЄВ Андрій Вікторович" [KAZNACHEEV Andriy Viktorovych]. esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Swimming – KALINA Andrei". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External link
[edit]- Andrei Kalina at the International Paralympic Committee
- Andrei Kalina at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Paralympic swimmers for Russia
- Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Neutral Paralympic Athletes team
- Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- People from Sloviansk
- S9-classified para swimmers
- Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast