Yuriy Shlyakhov
Yuriy Viktorovych Shlyakhov (Ukrainian: Юрій Вікторович Шляхов; May 27, 1983 in Dnipropetrovsk – July 23, 2019 in Dnipro[1]) was a Ukrainian springboard diver.[2] He won a bronze medal for the men's individual springboard at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[3]
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| Full name | Yuriy Viktorovych Shlyakhov | |||||||||||||
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| Born | May 27, 1983 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR | |||||||||||||
| Died | July 23, 2019 (aged 36) Dnipro, Ukraine | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Springboard | |||||||||||||
| Club | Ukraïna Dnipropetrovsk | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Shlyakhov made his official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-sixth in the men's springboard event, with a total score of 377.19 points.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Shlyakhov scored a total of 405.15 points, with a spectacular performance in the 3 m individual springboard event. He placed twenty-third out of twenty-nine divers in the preliminary competition, failing to advance into the semi-finals.[4]
References
- У Дніпрі попрощались з 22-кратним чемпіоном України: був таким молодим
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuriy Shlyakhov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "China Reigns in World University Games Diving". Swimming World Magazine. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- "Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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