Mishchuk at the 2016 Olympics
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Native name | Тарас Вікторович Міщук | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Taras Viktorovych Mishchuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Lviv, Ukraine |
22 July 1995 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Lviv State University of Physical Culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kolos, Lviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Roman Bundz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taras Viktorovych Mishchuk (Ukrainian: Тарас Вікторович Міщук; born 22 July 1995) is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the C-2 1000 metres event, the 2015 World bronze medalist in C-2 500 metres, and the 2015 European champion in C-2 1000 m. Mishchuk competes together with Dmytro Ianchuk.
Mishchuk took up canoeing aged 12 in Dubno because "there was no other sport to do there".