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Ihor Shymechko

Ihor Shymechko
Personal information
Born (1986-05-27) May 27, 1986 (age 31)
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country  Ukraine
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +105 kg

Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.

He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 6th place respectively.

Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.

Since 1 May 2017, he is married to Ukrainian weightlifter Yuliya Kalina.



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