Oleh Kolodiy (Ukrainian: Олег Колодій; born 16 March 1993) is a Ukrainian diver.[3][4]

Oleh Kolodiy
Personal information
Full nameОлег Едуардович Колодій
Born (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m synchro
PartnerIllya Kvasha
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
European Games 1 0 0
European Championships 1 0 2
European Diving Championships 1 2 3
World Cup 0 1 0
Military Games 0 1 1
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
European Junior Diving Championships 4 0 1
Total 7 4 9
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 3 m synchro
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 3 m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 3 m synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rzeszów 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kyiv 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kyiv 1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rostock 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rostock 1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kyiv 3 m springboard
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuhan Mixed team
Military Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 1 m springboard
World Junior Championships[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tucson 3 m synchro
European Junior Diving Championships[2]
Gold medal – first place 2008 Minsk 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2010 Helsinki 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2010 Helsinki 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Belgrade 1 m springboard

Career

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He began diving at age 12 in Mykolaiv. His coach is Larisa Afanasyeva since then. He debuted internationally in 2012 at FINA Diving Grand Prix. He is also a multiple European championships medalist: in 2013 he won bronze in 3m synchro diving with Oleksandr Gorshkovozov[5][6] and in 2015 he won bronze in 1m springboard. The 2017 European Diving Championships in home Kyiv was quite successful for Oleh where he won a silver in synchro diving with Illya Kvasha and a bronze in individual 3m springboard diving. Later that year Oleh won bronze medal in pair with Illya Kvasha at the World championships in 3m synchro.[7] Up to date it is his best achievement in his sporting career.

He graduated from Mykolaiv National University where he studied mathematics. He received the Mykolaiv Citizen of the Year award in 2010 in the category of Sporting Hope of the Year. He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Oleh Kolodiy". InterSportStats. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Oleh Kolodiy". InterSportStats. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Oleg Kolodiy". sportbox.ru (in Russian). 16 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Прыжки в воду: украинец Колодий берет бронзу, Кваша - в шаге от подиума" [Diving: Ukrainian Oleg Kolodiy wins bronze, Kvasha - near the podium]. sport.bigmir.net (in Russian). 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Колодий: "Я могу набирать намного большую сумму"" [Kolodiy: "I can achieve higher points"]. XSPORT (in Russian). 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Кваша та Колодій виграли бронзу на чемпіонаті світу" [Kvasha and Kolodiy won bronze at the World championships]. champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.