Illya Kvasha

Illya Olehovych Kvasha (Ukrainian: Ілля Олегович Кваша; born 5 March 1988)[1] is a Ukrainian diver. Competing with Oleksiy Prygorov, he won the bronze medal in the 3 m spring synchro at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kvasha is also a multiple European champion both individual and synchronised.[2][3]

Illya Kvasha
Personal information
Full nameIllya Olehovych Kvasha
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988
Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m synchro
PartnerOleksiy Prygorov
Oleh Kolodiy
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing3m synchro
World Championships
2013 Barcelona1m springboard
2015 Kazan1m springboard
2017 Budapest3m synchro
World Cup
2010 Changzhou3m synchro
European Championships
2008 Eindhoven1m springboard
2010 Budapest1m springboard
2010 Budapest3m synchro
2012 Eindhoven1m springboard
2016 London1m springboard
2008 Eindhoven3m springboard
2014 Berlin3m springboard
2012 Eindhoven3m synchro
2014 Berlin3m synchro
2016 London3m springboard
2016 London3m synchro
European Diving Championships
2009 Turin1m springboard
2009 Turin3m synchro
2013 Rostock1m springboard
2017 Kyiv1m springboard
2009 Turin3m springboard
2011 Turin1m springboard
2015 Rostock3m synchro
2017 Kyiv3m springboard
2015 RostockTeam event
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade3m synchro
2009 Belgrade3m springboard
2011 Shenzhen1m springboard

Career

He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in both the individual and the synchro with Prygorov.[4] At the 2016 Olympics, he reached the final of the individual 3 m springboard.[5]

He specializes in 1m and 3m springboard. He is twice silver medalist of the World Championships in 1m competition and once bronze medalist in 3m synchro event which was his greatest success in a synchro competition since Olympic bronze.

Kvasha is one of the most famous and popular modern Ukrainian athletes. He was also thrice awarded The Best Sportsman of the Month by the NOC of Ukraine: in March 2008, April 2009, and June 2017.[6]

References
  1. "Ілля Кваша: Діти в Миколаєві носять мене на руках" [Illya Kvasha interview]. Ukrayina Moloda (in Ukrainian). 24 April 2009.
  2. Kvasha retains 1m title in Budapest, SuperSport (August 11, 2010)
  3. European Swimming Championship Results, Yahoo! Sports (August 12, 2010)
  4. "Illia Kvasha Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. "Results - Mens 3m Springboard - Diving - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. Ілля Кваша – найкращий спортсмен червня в Україні! National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, July 3, 2017
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.