About Oleksii Fedyna
Born 1987. Oleksii Fedyna is a Ukrainian swimmer.
Oleksii Fedyna (; born 8 October 1987) is a visually impaired Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing in S13 events. He is a Paralympic champion in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro, three times in the 100-meter breaststroke. Four-time world champion at the distance of 100 meters breaststroke.
Career Oleksii competed in seven events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing winning five medals, three of them gold. He made the final, but missed out on medals in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle, he also won silver medals in both the 100m backstroke and freestyle, on both occasions behind Greece's Charalampos Taiganidis who set world records in both events, his gold medals came in the 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 200m medley setting world records in each of the events in the process.
He is a former IPC world record holder for his classification for the 50 metres freestyle and 100 metres breaststroke events.
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Who is Oleksii Fedyna?
Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer
When was Oleksii Fedyna born?
Oleksii Fedyna was born on 8 October 1987 in Zaporizhzhia.
What is Oleksii Fedyna's occupation?
Oleksii Fedyna is a swimmer.
What nationality is Oleksii Fedyna?
Oleksii Fedyna is Ukrainian.
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