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Maryan Zakalnytskyy
Personal information
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Verkhnia, Kalush Raion,
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event50 km Race Walk
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 50 km walk

Maryan Ihorovych Zakalnytskyy (Ukrainian: Мар'ян Ігорович Закальницький; born 19 August 1994 in Verkhnia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian race walker. He is the current European champion in the 50 km walk.

Career

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He started his sporting career in Kalush. In 2013 he moved to Kyiv.

In 2018, he won gold medal in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[1][2]

He studied at the State Pedagogical University in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 50 km 3:46:35

References

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  1. ^ Легка атлетика: Мар’ян Закальницький – чемпіон Європи зі спортивної ходьби ukrinform.ua, August 7, 2018, in Ukrainian
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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