Oleh Handei

Oleh Handei
Handei at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full nameГандей Олег Володимирович
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 27)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport
SportShort track speed skating

Oleh Volodymyrovych Handei (born March 5, 1999, in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian short track speed skater. He competed in the 500 metres event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he did not advance from the heat.

Sporting career

Handei took up the sport in 2009 in his home city, Kyiv. Before that, he tried figure skating.

He started his international sporting career in late 2016 when he skated at the World Cup. He debuted during that season at the World Junior Championships. He represented Ukraine in various competitions over the following seasons.

Handei qualified for his first Winter Games in Beijing based on his performances during the 2021–22 World Cup.

Handei qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics in the 500-meter and 1,500-meter events. He planned to wear a helmet with the phrase "Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat" by Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko, but was forbidden by the International Skating Union as a political slogan. He disputed the order, asserting it was a motivational quote rather than being related to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Results

Winter Olympics

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mRelayMixed relay
2022China Beijing, China26————
2026Italy Milano Cortina15—16——

World Championships

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mAllroundRelayMixed relay
2018Canada Montreal, Canada25263226—N/a
2019Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria39263836—
2021Netherlands Dordrecht, NetherlandsPENPEN2944—
2022Canada Montréal, Canada1029PEN27—
2023South Korea Seoul, South Korea242831N/a—–
2024Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands542215—–
2025China Beijing, China523056—11
2026Canada Montréal, Canada243834—–

European Championships

YearHost500 m1000 m1500 mAllroundRelayMixed relay
2018Germany Dresden, Germany293138309N/a
2019Netherlands Dordrecht, Netherlands2133PEN3510
2020Hungary Debrecen, HungaryPEN1719247
2021Poland Gdańsk, PolandPEN27PEN44—
2023Poland Gdańsk, Poland121723N/a810
2024Poland Gdańsk, Poland82338108
2025Germany Dresden, GermanyPEN2730—7
2026Netherlands Tilburg, Netherlands142825107

Personal life

His two-year-older brother, Volodymyr, is also a short track speed skater who represented Ukraine at both World and European championships. Oleh and Volodymyr took up short track speed skating almost together in 2009.

Handei is a student at the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine and studies physical culture.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Short track speed skating: Handei did not qualify for the quarterfinals at the Olympics". Gazeta.ua. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Big family of short track speed skater Oleh Handei". tribuna.com. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Truhub, Diana; Karpenkov, Mykola (11 February 2026). ""Краще цього не робити". Третій український спортсмен отримав заборону на використання шолома під час Олімпіади-2026" (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Big family of short track speed skater Oleh Handei". tribuna.com. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.