Oleksandr Shaposhnyk

Oleksandr Eduardovych Shaposhnyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Едуардович Шапошник;[1] born 18 June 1983 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's flyweight category.[2] He claimed a silver medal in the 58-kg division at the 2002 European Taekwondo Championships in Samsun, Turkey, and later represented his nation Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]

Oleksandr Shaposhnyk
Personal information
Full nameOleksandr Eduardovych Shaposhnyk
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1983-06-18) 18 June 1983
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
2002 Samsun 58 kg

Shaposhnyk qualified as a lone taekwondo jin for the Ukrainian squad in the men's flyweight class (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a berth and placing third from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4][5] Shaposhnyk got off to a flying start with an impressive 7–5 victory over Yemen's Akram Abdullah, but he was cautiously thrashed by his Mexican opponent Óscar Salazar in the quarterfinal match at 2–6.[6] In the repechage, Shaposhnyk was scheduled to fight against Dominican Republic's Gabriel Mercedes on his first attempt, but pulled himself out of the tournament due to his knee injury sustained from the previous match.[7][8]

References
  1. "У Е.КУШНАРЕВ ПЛАНИРУЕТ 25 ДЕКАБРЯ ВСТРЕТИТЬСЯ С РЯДОМ СПОРТСМЕНОВ ХАРЬКОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ, КОТОРЫЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕМ СПОРТА И ТУРИЗМА ПРИЗНАНЫ ЛУЧШИМИ В 2002 Г." (in Ukrainian). Новости Харькова.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Shaposhnyk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "У Полтаві відбувся тренінг з тхеквондо" [Taekwondo training in Poltava] (in Ukrainian). Poltavska.ua. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "Олімпійська медаль — як нездійсненна мрія" [Olympic medal – an ultimate dream] (in Ukrainian). 20minut.ua. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. "Inicia con triunfo Óscar Salazar" [Oscar Salazar starts with victory] (in Spanish). Esmas.com. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. "Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg/128lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. "Brasil a toda vela" [Brazil on full sail] (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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