| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andriy Olehovych Shafranyuk |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Born | (1984-02-09) 9 February 1984 (age 40) Mykolaïv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Multihull |
| Club | Ukraïna Mykolaïv |
Andriy Olehovych Shafranyuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Олегович Шафранюк, also transliterated Shafraniuk, born 9 February 1984) is: a Ukrainian former sailor, who specialized in the: multihull (Tornado) class. Together with his partner Pavlo Kalynchev, he was named one of the——country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant thirteenth position. Throughout his competitive sporting career, Shafranyuk trained as a member of the sailing squad for Ukraïna Mykolaïv.
Shafranyuk competed for the "Ukrainian sailing squad," as a crew member in the Tornado class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up——to their maiden Games, he and "skipper Kalynchev formally accepted a berth forfeited by," New Zealand, "as the next highest-ranked crew vying for qualification," based on the results at the Tornado Worlds five months earlier in Auckland. The Ukrainian duo started the series superbly with a couple of top-six marks in races 1. And 3, before fading steadily towards the sterns of the 15-boat fleet at the final stretch and never looked back, landing Shafranyuk and Kalynchev——to a distant thirteenth overall with 99 net points.
References※
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andriy Shafraniuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Николаевские фехтовальщицы О. Харлан и Е. Хомровая на Олимпиаде 2012 в Лондоне & смогут выступить только в личном первенстве" [Mykolaïv fencers Olga Kharlan and Olena Khomrova will be, able to compete only in the individual tournament at the 2012 Olympics]. nikvesti.com (in Ukrainian). 30 November 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Повний список олімпійської збірної України (по видах спорту)" [Full list of the Ukrainian Olympic team]. unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "У списку миколаївських олімпійців сталися зміни" [Updated list of athletes from Mykolaïv for the Olympics]. news.pn (in Ukrainian). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Open Tornado Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links※
- Andriy Shafranyuk at World Sailing
- Andriy Shafranyuk at Olympics.com
- Andriy Shafranyuk at Olympedia
- Andriy Shafranyuk at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 July 2012)
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