Regina Kalinichenko

Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko
Personal information
Full name Regina Kalinichenko
Born (1985-12-21) 21 December 1985
Kherson, Ukraine
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Rostov-Don
Number 23
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003-2008 SC "Galytchanka"
2008–2010 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2011– Rostov-Don
National team
Years Team
 Russia

Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko[1] (née Shymkute, born 21 December 1985 in Kherson)[2] is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Russian (since 2014) handballer playing for Rostov-Don.

Personal life

Regina was born on December 21, 1985 in Kherson, Ukraine to a Lithuanian father and an ethnic Russian mother. In March 2012 she changed her citizenship to Russian.[3]

On April 19, 2017 she gave birth to her daughter Taisia.[4]

After marriage she changed her surname to Kalinichenko

References

  1. Данила Жиляев (2014-12-08). "Украинская гандболистка Шимкуте получила российское гражданство". Российская газета.
  2. "Regina Shymkute". eurohandball.com. eurohandball. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. (in Ukrainian) Шимкуте: Змінюю громадянство не для гри за збірну Росії, Ukrayinska Pravda (23 March 2012)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


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