Английская Википедия:Andrei Kalina
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Andrei Yakovlevich Kalina (Шаблон:Lang-ru; born 21 July 1987) is a Ukraine-born Russian Paralympic swimmer who represented Ukraine from 2002 to 2013 and Russia since 2015.[1]
Biography
Early life
Kalina was born 21 July 1987 in Slavyansk (Sloviansk), 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. 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
Competing for Ukraine, Kalina won numerous titles, including the Paralympic Games three times in a row. Kalina won his fourth consecutive title in 100 m breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, now representing the Russian Paralympic Committee.[4]
References
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- 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 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
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- People from Sloviansk
- S9-classified para swimmers
- Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast
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