Oleksandr Tovkai Explained

Oleksandr Tovkai
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:27 January 1996
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Height:192 cm
Weight:82 kg
Country:Ukraine
Sport:Modern pentathlon
Club:Armed Forces of Ukraine
Coach:Oleh Plaksin, Valeriy Plaksin
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Oleksandr Tovkai (uk|Олександр Товкай; born 27 January 1996) is a Ukrainian modern pentathlete. He is expected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2023 European Games where he finished 12th in the final, being the only Ukrainian to reach the final, and thus obtained an Olympic quota for the 2024 Games.[1] [2]

Together with Maksym Aharushev, Tovkai won a silver medal in men's relay at the 2024 World Championships in Zhengzhou.[3]

Tovkai studied at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Олександр Товкай: «Поки що не усвідомлюю, що здобув ліцензію на Олімпіаду. Це була мрія дитинства» (Oleksandr Tovkai: "I still cannot comprehend that I gained an Olympic quota. It was my dream since childhood") . 2024-06-14 . . uk.
  2. Web site: Ukraine's Modern Pentathlon Team at the 2023 European Games . 2024-06-14 . .
  3. Web site: Військові Олександр Товкай і Максим Агарушев — віцечемпіони світу з сучасного п’ятиборства (Members of military, Oleksandr Tovkai and Maksym Aharushev, are silver medallists of the World Modern Pentathlon Championships) . 2024-06-14 . . uk.