Dmytro Vanzenko

Dima (VK profile, 09 Mar 2020)

Painting, music. (Athlete, 04 Mar 2019)

Winning bronze in the SM10 200m individual medley at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2020)

His father, and coach Oganes Mkrtchan. (Athlete, 04 Mar 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 04 Mar 2019)

"Only victory." (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

For his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order for Courage [third class] of Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016)

He was named among the Best Para Athletes of the Year in 2016 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (mrpl.city, 28 Dec 2016)

He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2019)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2020)

At age 11, while returning from a swimming competition, he was hit by a car while walking across the street in Donetsk, Ukraine, and suffered a severe leg injury. He immediately underwent two emergency surgeries, followed by surgery a week later, to save his leg. (pravda.com.ua, 25 Oct 2016)

DISTRACTIONS
He endured distractions and interruptions to his training in the lead-up to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015 he moved from Donetsk to Dnipro after a dispute with his coach, followed by a six-month break and then a four-month break. Six months prior to the 2016 Games, he resumed a regular training schedule. "As a rule, everything remains behind the scenes in big sports. Everyone sees only the result, the medals, the podium, but problems, not only for me, have always been there and always will be." (pravda.com.ua, 25 Oct 2016)