Aleksandr Bondar (diver)

Aleksandr Bondar
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Igorevich Bondar
National teamUkraine UkraineRussia Russia
Born (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
Luhansk, Ukraine
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine UkraineRussia Russia
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubYouth of Moscow

Aleksandr Igorevich Bondar (Ukrainian: Олександр Ігорович Бондар, Russian: Александр Игоревич Бондарь, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈbondərʲ]; born 25 October 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Russian diver.

Career

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He competed for Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform.[citation needed]

Bondar moved to Russia at the end of 2014 to be closer to relatives and his Russian girlfriend, Yekaterina Fedorchenko. He and Fedorchenko married in January 2015.[1] In October 2015, he became a Russian citizen.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oleksandr Bondar". FINA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ Украинский прыгун в воду Бондарь получил российское гражданство
  3. ^ Тренер сборной Украины о сбежавшем в Россию спортсмене: "Это предательство!"
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