Yuriy Cheban

Date of Birth: 05.07.1986

Place of Birth. Education.

Born in Odessa. Studied at the Poltava State Pedagogical University.

General Information.

Height - 186 cm. Weight - 86 kg.

Representative of the Sports Club of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Odessa.

Coach - Vyacheslav Sorokin, Lyudmila Cheban. First coach - Yevhen Lesiak.

Awards and Achievements.

Honored Master of Sports.

Second place at the World Championship 2006 (Single Canoe, 500 m).

First place at the Youth World Championship 2007 (Single Canoe, 500 m).

First place at the Youth European Championship 2007 (Single Canoe, 500 m).

Bronze medalist of the XXIX Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing.

Gold medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Gold medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On December 30, 2016, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine officially appointed Yuriy Cheban as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team in canoe and kayak racing.

Marital Status. Not married.

Hobbies. Computer, Internet.

04.07.2022.