Nationality Ukraine Event(s) Race walking Sport Athletics | Weight 65 kg (143 lb) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Name Andriy Kovenko | |
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Full name Andriy Vitaliyovych Kovenko Born 25 November 1973 (age 50) ( 1973-11-25 ) Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Andriy Vitaliyovych Kovenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Віталійович Ковенко; born November 25, 1973 in Vinnytsia) is a Ukrainian race walker. He is a four-time national champion for the 20 km race walk.
At age thirty-four, Kovenko made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 20 km race walk. He finished the race in twenty-fourth place by two seconds behind South Korea's Kim Hyun-Sub, with a time of 1:22:59.
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