Vadym Synyavsky (Ukrainian: Вадим Синявський; born 2 December 1987 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast[1]) is a male Ukrainian former judoka.[2] He is a bronze medalist of the 2015 European Games in the judo men's team event and a bronze medalist of both the 2012 and 2017 European Championships in the team events as well.[3] In the individual competition at the 2015 European Games, Synyavsky lost in the round of 32 to Nikoloz Sherazadishvili from Spain.

Vadym Synyavsky
Personal information
Born (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2011)
European Champ.7th (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ukraine
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw Men's team
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tallinn ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2010
JudoInside.com32353
Updated on 22 July 2022

Synyavsky competed at three World Championships. In 2011 in Paris, he defeated Mark Anthony from Australia and Chingiz Mamedov from Kyrgyzstan, but lost to Kirill Denisov from Russia in the round of 16. In 2014 in Chelyabinsk, he lost to Mashu Baker from Japan in the round of 64. In 2015 in Astana, he defeated Thomas Briceño from Chile, but lost to the eventual World champion Gwak Dong-han from South Korea in the round of 32. He was also 7th at the 2009 European Championships.

Synyavsky had several successes in several Grand Prix competitions. He was third at the 2009 Judo Grand Prix Hamburg, 2011 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf and 2014 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi.

References

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  1. ^ Ukrainian team at the 2015 European Games, National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ Synyavsky's profile at the website of the International Judo Federation.
  3. ^ All medallists for Ukraine starting from 1993, a list provided by the Judo Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
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