Oleh Kolodiy
Oleh Kolodiy at the
2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv
Personal information
Full nameОлег Едуардович Колодій
Born (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m synchro
PartnerIllya Kvasha
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest3 m synchro
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–Małopolska3 m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome3 m synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Rzeszów3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2017 Kyiv3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2019 Kyiv1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2013 Rostock3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2015 Rostock1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kyiv3 m springboard

Oleh Kolodiy (Ukrainian: Олег Колодій; born 16 March 1993) is a Ukrainian diver.[1][2]

Career

He began diving at age 12 in Mykolayiv. 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[3][4] 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.[5] Up to date it is his best achievement in his sporting career.

He graduated from Mykolayiv National University where he studied mathematics. He received the Mykolayiv 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Oleg Kolodiy". sportbox.ru (in Russian). 16 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Колодий: «Я могу набирать намного большую сумму»" [Kolodiy: "I can achieve higher points"]. XSPORT (in Russian). 14 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Oleg Kolodiy". FINA. 16 June 2017.
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