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Maksym Serhiyovich Krypak (, born 23 May 1995 in
Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.
) is a
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from
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
who competes in
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and SM10 (individual medley) events. He won five gold and three silver medals at the
2016 Rio Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 Sept ...
, setting new world records in the 100 m backstroke and 400 m freestyle. Krypak won seven medals at the
2020 Paralympic Games The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...
and became the most titled athlete of these games.


Recognition

* Best Paralympic Swimmer of the Year according to
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(2021) *
Hero of Ukraine A Hero of Ukraine (HOU; ) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the president of Ukraine. The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of re ...
(2021)


References


External links

*
Maksym Krypak at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krypak, Maksym 1995 births Living people Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers Ukrainian male butterfly swimmers S10-classified para swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Recipients of the title of Hero of Ukraine Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1 alumni Swimmers from Kharkiv 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen