Illya Kvasha
Illya Kvasha at the
2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv
Personal information
Full nameIllya Olehovych Kvasha
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988
Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m synchro
Partner(s)Oleksiy Prygorov
Oleh Kolodiy
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing3m synchro
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Barcelona1m springboard
Silver medal – second place2015 Kazan1m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest3m synchro
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 Changzhou3m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Eindhoven1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest3m synchro
Gold medal – first place2012 Eindhoven1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2016 London1m springboard
Silver medal – second place2008 Eindhoven3m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2012 Eindhoven3m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2014 Berlin3m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2014 Berlin3m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2016 London3m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2016 London3m synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Turin1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2009 Turin3m synchro
Gold medal – first place2013 Rostock1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2017 Kyiv1m springboard
Silver medal – second place2009 Turin3m springboard
Silver medal – second place2011 Turin1m springboard
Silver medal – second place2015 Rostock3m synchro
Silver medal – second place2017 Kyiv3m springboard
Silver medal – second place2017 Kyiv3m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2015 RostockTeam event
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 ShenzhenTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 Belgrade3m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2009 Belgrade3m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen1m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Team

Illya Olehovych Kvasha (Ukrainian: Ілля Олегович Кваша; born 5 March 1988)[1] is a Ukrainian diver. Competing with Oleksiy Prygorov, he won the bronze medal in the 3 m spring synchro at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kvasha is also a multiple European champion both individual and synchronised.[2][3]

Career

He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in both the individual and the synchro with Prygorov.[4] At the 2016 Olympics, he reached the final of the individual 3 m springboard.[5]

He specializes in 1m and 3m springboard. He is twice silver medalist of the World Championships in 1m competition and once bronze medalist in 3m synchro event which was his greatest success in a synchro competition since Olympic bronze.

Kvasha is one of the most famous and popular modern Ukrainian athletes. He was also thrice awarded The Best Sportsman of the Month by the NOC of Ukraine: in March 2008, April 2009, and June 2017.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ілля Кваша: Діти в Миколаєві носять мене на руках" [Illya Kvasha interview]. Ukrayina Moloda (in Ukrainian). 24 April 2009.
  2. ↑ Kvasha retains 1m title in Budapest, SuperSport (August 11, 2010)
  3. ↑ European Swimming Championship Results Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo! Sports (August 12, 2010)
  4. ↑ "Illia Kvasha Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Results - Mens 3m Springboard - Diving - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. ↑ Ілля Кваша – найкращий спортсмен червня в Україні! National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, July 3, 2017


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