Anton Kol

Anton Kol (Ukrainian: Антон Миколайович Коль; born 1 June 1990)^[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer competing in S1-classification events. He won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medals in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 and men's 100 metre backstroke S1 events.^[2]

Anton Kol

Kol at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 35)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Arthrogryposis
Disability class	S1
Medal record Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 50 metre backstroke S1 2020 Tokyo 100 metre backstroke S1 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S1 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 metre backstroke S1 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 metre backstroke S1 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S1 World Championships 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S1 2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S1 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S1 European Championships 2024 Madeira 100 m backstroke S1 2024 Madeira 50 m backstroke S1

Career

At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships he won the silver medal in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 event and the bronze medal in the men's 100 metre freestyle S1 event.

At the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships he won the bronze medal in the men's 100 metre freestyle S1 event, the bronze medal in the men's 50 metre freestyle S1 event and the silver medal in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 event.

At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships he won the silver medal in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 event and also the silver medal in the men's 100 metre backstroke S1 event.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres backstroke S2 event at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland.^[3] He also finished in 4th place in the men's 50 metres backstroke S2 competition.^[4]