Anton Kol

Anton Kol
Kol at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityArthrogryposis
S1
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 metre backstroke S1
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo100 metre backstroke S1
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris100 m backstroke S1
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 metre backstroke S1
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 metre backstroke S1
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris50 m backstroke S1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m backstroke S1
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50 m backstroke S1
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester200 m freestyle S1
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore100 m backstroke S1
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore200 m freestyle S1
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore50 m backstroke S1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Madeira100 m backstroke S1
Silver medal – second place2024 Madeira50 m backstroke S1

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]

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]

At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, Kol won two world titles—taking gold in the men's 100 m backstroke S1 on 23 September and the men's 200 m freestyle S1 on 24 September—before adding bronze in the men's 50 m backstroke S1 on 26 September.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Уродженець Нікополя Антон Коль здобув другу медаль Паралімпіади-2024". nikopol.nikopolnews.net (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Anton Kol". paralympic.org.
  3. ↑ "Men's 100 metres backstroke S2" (PDF). 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Men's 50 metres backstroke S2" (PDF). 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Singapore 2025: Here are the Day 3 medallists". World Para Swimming. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Singapore 2025: Here are the Day 4 medallists". World Para Swimming. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Singapore 2025: Here are the Day 6 medallists". World Para Swimming. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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