Hobbies
Chinese tea culture, BMX cycling. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2020)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Studies - National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport: Kyiv, UKR
Spoken languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Club
Armed Forces: Ukraine
Coach
Sergiy Solomatin [personal]; Anatoliy Kelin [personal]
Start sporting career
He began the sport in 2004 at age eight in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Reason for taking up the sport
"I wanted to do artistic gymnastics but at the time there were no good sports schools nearby. I was inspired by the victory of Yuri Nikitin [Ukrainian trampoline gymnast] at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and asked my mother to enrol me in this sport."
Hero / Idol
Russian trampoline gymnast Dmitry Ushakov, Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian trampoline gymnast Yuri Nikitin. (Athlete, 13 Sep 2018)
Most influential person in career
His first coach Anatoliy Kelin, and his family. (Athlete, 13 Sep 2018)
Awards
He received the Order of Merit [third class] in Ukraine after winning a silver medal in the synchro event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (president.gov.ua, 15 Jul 2019)
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2022)
Additional information
OCCUPATION
He has worked for the JumpTRIX crew of professional circus performers. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22