Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko
Personal information
Full name Regina Kalinichenko
Born (1985-12-21) 21 December 1985
Kherson, Ukraine
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2008
HC Galychanka
2008–2010
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2011–2020
Rostov-Don
National team
Years Team
2005-2010
 Ukraine

Regina Zygmanto Kalinichenko[1] (née Shymkute, born 21 December 1985 in Kherson)[2] is a former Ukrainian (until 2014) and Russian (since 2014) handballer playing for Rostov-Don. She announced her retirement in May 2020.

Personal life

Regina was born on December 21, 1985, in Kherson, Ukraine to a Lithuanian father and an ethnic Russian mother. In March 2012 she changed her citizenship to Russian.[3]

On April 19, 2017, she gave birth to her daughter Taisia.[4]

After marriage she changed her surname to Kalinichenko.

Individual awards

References

  1. Данила Жиляев (2014-12-08). "Украинская гандболистка Шимкуте получила российское гражданство". Российская газета.
  2. "Regina Shymkute". eurohandball.com. eurohandball. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. (in Ukrainian) Шимкуте: Змінюю громадянство не для гри за збірну Росії, Ukrayinska Pravda (23 March 2012)
  4. "Регина Шимкуте родила дочку! :: Гандбольный клуб «Ростов-Дон»". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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