Maksym Veraksa
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Swimming | ||
Competitor for  Ukraine
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| Paralympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 100 metre breaststroke - SB12 |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 100 metre freestyle - S12 |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 200m individual medley - SM12 |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 50 metre freestyle - S12 |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | 100 metre backstroke - S12 |
| Gold | 2012 London | 200m individual medley - SM12 |
| Gold | 2012 London | 100 metre freestyle - S12 |
| Gold | 2012 London | 50 metre freestyle - S12 |
| Bronze | 2012 London | 100 metre breaststroke - SB12 |
Maksym Veraksa is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events.
Maksym competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympic as part of the Ukrainian paralympic team. There he competed in 5 events winning 5 medals, 4 of them gold. In the 100m Backstroke he finished third behind Russia's Alexander Nevolin-Svetov and fellow Ukrainian Sergii Klippert who both swam quicker than the previous world record. Maksym however got revenge beating both athletes in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 200m individual medley and beating Sergei in the 100m Breaststroke all in world record times. In the London there he winning 4 medals, 3 of them gold. [1]
References
- ↑ Maksym Veraksa's profile on paralympic.org