Eskender Ametovich Mustafaiev (russian: Эскендер Аметович Мустафаев, uk, Ескендер Аметович Мустафаєв, also

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Mustafayev or Mustafaev, born July 17, 1981) is a

paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paral ...

. He competed for

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...

at the

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, winning gold in the 50 metre freestyle S4, and at the

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and lasted from 12 to 18 August. Aroun ...

, winning two gold and two silver medals. Mustafaiev competed for

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

at the

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom and took place from 13 to 19 July. Around 580 athletes from around 70 countries competed at ...

, winning gold and bronze medals.

Personal

Mustafaiev was born in

Chinaz Chinoz ( uz, Chinoz/Чиноз, russian: Чиназ, Chinaz) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Chinoz District. It has an altitude Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance m ...

Tashkent Region Tashkent Region ( uz, Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти, russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tie ...

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, Soviet Union. He is from

Aqyar Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

Sevastopil Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black S ...

, Ukraine. When he was five years old, he was diagnosed with

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. He is married and has a daughter with his wife Yulia. He was previously married to Ukrainian Paralympic shooter

Olga Mustafaieva Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russi ...

. He speaks Russian, and does not speak Ukrainian.

Swimming

Mustafaiev started swimming in 2008 in Sevastopol, Ukraine as part of a rehabilitation regime for a weak back and hand. While he briefly looked at fencing, he committed to swimming because the issues with his hand made fencing difficult. In 2011, Mustafaiev made his national team debut and was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany. He competed in the Men's 50m Freestyle S4. Mustafaiev was one of three Ukrainian athletes competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics from the

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region, with the other two including fellow swimmer

Dmytro Kryzhanivskyi Dmytro ( uk, Дмитро́, Dmytró, ) is a Ukrainian name, derived from the Greek Demetrios. Nicknames of the name Dmytro include: Dima, Dimochka, Dimula, Dimusha, Dimusya, Metro (particularly in Canada), Mitya, Mitenka, Mityai, Mityaychik, Mit ...

and shooter Olga Mustafaieva . At the

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, 31-year-old Mustafaiev won gold in the 50 metre freestyle S4 event with a time of 38.26 seconds. He had several other events on his London swimming program including the 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 200m freestyle races in London. He finished eighth and last in the 50m backstroke final with a time of 52.51 seconds. This time was slower than the heats, where he swam a time of 51.92. Following the 2012 Games, he was awarded the

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for his sporting achievements.Паралимпийцы из Крыма удостоены орденов княгини Ольги
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, Mustafaiev claimed gold in the men's 50 freestyle S4 with a time of 37.96 seconds. He won a silver medal in the men's 100 freestyle S4, losing to

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by half a third of a second with a time of 1:27.56 to Duric's 1:27.27. In October 2014, Mustafaiev, two other Crimean Paralympic and Deaflympic swimmers and a Crimean Paralympic or Deaflympic coach lost their Ukrainian sports scholarship, awarded by a May 2013 presidential decree, followed the

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. Around this time, he also formally switched his nationality, and now represents Russia in international competitions. Mustafaiev had to miss the

2014 IPC Swimming European Championships The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from the 4th to the 10th of August. Around 375 athletes from 35 different countries attended. The venue, the Pieter van de ...

, and was unable to defend his world championship title. In 2015, he represented Russia at the IPC World Championships where he won a bronze in the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points. He failed to make it out of the heats in the 100m Freestyle S4 and the 50m Backstroke S4 events.

References

External links

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Eskender Mustafaev – Russian Federation – Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships
at the International Paralympic Committee

at the International Paralympic Committee {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafaiev, Eskender 1981 births Living people Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers Russian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers with disabilities S4-classified Paralympic swimmers Paralympic swimmers of Ukraine Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships People from Crimea Paralympic medalists in swimming