NICKNAME:
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mashapovkh
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PREV. NAMES:
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Vasylevska
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HOBBIES:
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Shopping, mountain biking, reading novels
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SPORTING RELATIVES:
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My father competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Equestrian
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OTHER SPORTS:
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Cross country skiing
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BIOGRAPHY:
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Povkh competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, with a best finish of fourth in the K4 500 in Brazil. Povkh is a two-time European Games medallist in the K2 200, winning gold in 2019 after bronze in 2015.
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FACEBOOK:
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https://www.facebook.com/mariya.povkh
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INSTAGRAM:
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https://www.instagram.com/mariyapovkh
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE:
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I live and train in Lutsk, Kiev in Ukraine
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LANGUAGES:
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Ukrainian, Russian, English (so so)
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HIGHER EDUCATION:
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I completed magisterial of Olympic Sport in 2011 through Volynskyi National University
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WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:
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I started canoeing in 2001, in my native town Lutsk. It was love at first sight.
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MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:
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My husband Roman knows how to motivate me
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HERO/IDOL:
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Usain Bolt because he has won so many Olympic gold medals but still seems like a nice guy
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SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:
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I believe in God. He is always with me and helps me
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SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:
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I believe that what happened, happened for the best
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FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:
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I like to paddle in Racice because it's where I won my first international medals
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FAVOURITE FOOD:
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Grilled rabbit
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FAVOURITE MUSIC:
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Classic
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AMBITIONS :
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Olympic medal
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AWARDS AND HONORS:
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Athlete of the year in my country in 2015, life membership of my National Federation
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NAME OF COACH:
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Roman Povkh
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:
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2010
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:
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World Championships
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:
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Poznan
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MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:
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Performing my best run in Baku at first European Games
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