Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Mykolayiv, UKR |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Football, basketball. (baku2015.com, 14 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Dmitriy Sabin [national], UKR |
General Interest |
| Other sports |
He practised trampolining from age six to 13 and was named a Candidate for Master of Sport. (baku2015.com, 14 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
Both of his parents were sprint paddlers and they encouraged him to try the sport. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began competing in canoe sprint in 1997. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Bez (Instagram profile, 03 Jul 2016) |
| Other information |
FROM UKRAINE TO AZERBAIJAN
He originally competed in canoe sprint for Ukraine, representing the nation at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing alongside teammate Maksym Prokopenko. In 2009 Bezugly switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan. Prokopenko also made the same change and the two participated together in the C1 1000m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (chicagotribune.com, 09 Aug 2012; sports-reference.com, 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Wife Irina Bezuglaya |
London
Beijing
Milan
Moscow
Duisburg
Szeged
Poznan
Zagreb
Racice
Vichy
Belgrade
Trasona
Baku