Oleksandr Tovkai (Ukrainian: Олександр Товкай; born 27 January 1996) is a Ukrainian modern pentathlete. He is expected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2023 European Games where he finished 12th in the final, being the only Ukrainian to reach the final, and thus obtained an Olympic quota for the 2024 Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Armed Forces of Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Oleh Plaksin, Valeriy Plaksin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Together with Maksym Aharushev, Tovkai won a silver medal in men's relay at the 2024 World Championships in Zhengzhou.[3]
Tovkai studied at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.
References
edit- ^ "Олександр Товкай: «Поки що не усвідомлюю, що здобув ліцензію на Олімпіаду. Це була мрія дитинства» (Oleksandr Tovkai: "I still cannot comprehend that I gained an Olympic quota. It was my dream since childhood")". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine's Modern Pentathlon Team at the 2023 European Games". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Військові Олександр Товкай і Максим Агарушев — віцечемпіони світу з сучасного п'ятиборства (Members of military, Oleksandr Tovkai and Maksym Aharushev, are silver medallists of the World Modern Pentathlon Championships)". АрміяInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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