Ihor Matviienko
Ihor Matviienko (born May 17, 1971 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian sailor and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Yevhen Braslavets. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Also, Matviienko is the World and European Champion in 2001. He is a President of the Sailing Federation of the Dnipro, President of 470 class association of Ukraine and Founder of sailing school and club MIR yacht club in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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| Native name | Ukrainian: Ігор Григорович Матвієнко | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 17, 1971 Dnipro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | yachtsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Victor Kovalenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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