Regina Kalinichenko
Appearance
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Regina Kalinichenko | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Regina Kalinichenko | ||
Born |
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 21 December 1985||
Nationality |
Ukrainian (until 2012) Russian (2012-present) | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Back | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2003–2008 | HC Galychanka | ||
2008–2010 | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2011–2020 | Rostov-Don | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | ||
2005-2010 | Ukraine |
Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko[1] (née Shymkute, born 21 December 1985)[2] is a Ukrainian-Russian former handballer playing for Rostov-Don. She announced her retirement in May 2020.
Personal life
[edit]Regina was born on 21 December 1985 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union to a Lithuanian father and an ethnic Russian mother. In March 2012, she gained Russian citizenship and renounced her Ukrainian citizenship.[3]
On 19 April 2017, she gave birth to her daughter Taisia.[4]
Individual awards
[edit]- EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ Данила Жиляев (8 December 2014). "Украинская гандболистка Шимкуте получила российское гражданство" (in Russian). Российская газета.
- ^ "Regina Shymkute". eurohandball.com. eurohandball. Retrieved 16 December 2012.[dead link ]
- ^ "Шимкуте: Змінюю громадянство не для гри за збірну Росії". Champion (in Ukrainian). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Регина Шимкуте родила дочку! :: Гандбольный клуб "Ростов-Дон"" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
External links
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Categories:
- Sportspeople from Kherson
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Russian female handball players
- Ukrainian female handball players
- Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni
- Expatriate handball players in Romania
- Expatriate handball players in Russia
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players
- Naturalized citizens of Russia
- Ukrainian people of Lithuanian descent
- Ukrainian people of Russian descent
- Russian people of Lithuanian descent
- Ukrainian expatriate handball players
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Ukrainian handball biography stubs
- Russian handball biography stubs