Andriy Kovenko

Andriy Kovenko
Personal information
Full name Andriy Vitaliyovych Kovenko
Nationality  Ukraine
Born (1973-11-25) 25 November 1973
Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walking
Club Dynamo Vinnytsia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 10 km walk: 39:47 (2011)
20 km walk: 1:20:51 (2012)
50 km walk: 3:58:58 (2009)

Andriy Vitaliyovych Kovenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Віталійович Ковенко; born November 25, 1973 in Vinnytsia) is a Ukrainian race walker.[1] He is a four-time national champion for the 20 km race walk.

At age thirty-four, Kovenko made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 20 km race walk. He finished the race in twenty-fourth place by two seconds behind South Korea's Kim Hyun-Sub, with a time of 1:22:59.[2]

References

  1. "Andriy Kovenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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