Denys Dubrov

Denys Dubrov

Dubrov at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	10 January 1989
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly
Club	Invasport: Dnipropetrovsk
Coach	Svetlana Toloknyanik
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 3 3 2 World Championships 2 0 1 European Championships 4 3 4 Representing  Ukraine Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio 100 m butterfly S10 2016 Rio 200 m medley SM10 2016 Rio 4×100 m freestyle 34pts 2016 Rio 100 m breaststroke SB9 2016 Rio 400 m freestyle S10 2016 Rio 4×100 m medley 34pts 2016 Rio 100 m backstroke S10 2016 Rio 50 m freestyle S10 IPC World Championships 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley - SM10 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly - S10 2015 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle IPC European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM10 2016 Funchal 400 m freestyle S10 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly – S10 2016 Funchal 200 m medley SM10 2014 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle 34pts 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke – SB9 2016 Funchal 4×100 m medley 34pts 2014 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S10 2016 Funchal 100 m freestyle S10 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke – S10 2016 Funchal 4×100m freestyle 34pts

Denys Vitaliovich Dubrov (Ukrainian: Денис Віталійович Дубров, born 10 January 1989) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine who competes in S10 and SM10 (individual medley) events.^[1] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics he won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals, setting a world record in the 200 m medley event.^[2]

Career history

Dubrov began swimming as a youth and by 2001 was being coached by Svetlana Toloknyanik at the Invasport club in his home town of Dnipropetrovsk. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, where he won three medals, including gold in the SM10 200m individual medley^[3]

The following year Dubrov represented Ukraine again, this time at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow. There he entered five events, winning medals in three. He took a bronze as part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay and won individual gold in both the 100 m butterfly and 200 m medley. As well as becoming world champion in two events, he broke the European record in both, with times of 56.43 in the butterfly and 2:11.94 in the individual medley.^[4][5]

References

1. "Denys Dubrov profile". IPC. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. Denys Dubrov. rio2016.com
3. "Men's 200m Individual Medley SM10 Final" (PDF). IPC. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
4. "Results - Men's 100m Butterfly S10 Final". IPC. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
5. "Results - Men's 200m Individual medley SM10 Final". IPC. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.