Denis Koval

Awards and honours

He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 31 May 2017)

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began training in 1998 in Irkutsk, Russian Federation.

Hobbies

Cars. (NOC, 01 Feb 2014)

Reason for choosing this sport

He followed his father and his older brother into the sport.

Hero / Idol	Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon, Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015)
Memorable sporting achievement	Finishing seventh in the 500m at the 2013 World Single Distances Championships in Sochi, Russian Federation, and placing 13th in the 500m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015)
Famous relatives	His father Anatoly Koval was a Soviet Master of Sport candidate in speed skating. (Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Nicknames	Den, Denchik (Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Fight for your goal." (Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Injuries	In January 2016 he underwent finger surgery and could not compete at the 2016 National Single Distances Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (allsportinfo.ru, 20 Jan 2016)