{{short description|Ukrainian para-badminton player}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Oleksandr Chyrkov | image = | alt = | caption = | country = {{UKR}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|06|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | handedness = Right | coach = | years_active = | event = Men's singles SL3<br/>Men's doubles SL3–SU5<br/>Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | highest_ranking = 4 (MS 15 December 2025)<br/>7 (MD with Dilan Jacobsson 6 October 2025)<br/>13 (XD with Ivanna Redka 28 February 2023) | highest_ranking_date = 19 July 2022 | current_ranking = 4 (MS)<br/>9 (MD with Dilan Jacobsson)<br/>105 (XD with Ivanna Redka) | current_ranking_date = 16 January 2026 | bwfbadminton_id = P77330 | bwfpara_id = D6DA63E8-EC6E-47C0-97E5-C978F2505284 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's para-badminton}} {{MedalCountry|{{UKR}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold | 2025 Istanbul | Men's doubles}} {{Medal|Silver | 2025 Istanbul | Men's singles}} {{Medal|Silver | 2023 Rotterdam | Men's singles}} {{Medal|Bronze | 2023 Rotterdam | Men's doubles}} {{Medal|Silver | 2018 Rodez | Men's singles}} }}
'''Oleksandr Chyrkov''' ({{Langx|uk|Олександр Чирков}}; born 16 June 1996) is a Ukrainian para-badminton player that won the first and only badminton gold medal at a European Championship in the history of Ukraine. He is a two-time Paralympian and has represented Ukraine in the men's singles SL3 event at the Paralympic Games in 2020 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Український парабадмінтоніст вперше виступить на Паралімпійських Іграх |url=https://ubf.com.ua/2021/08/13/ukra%D1%97nskij-parabadmintonist-vpershe-vistupit-na-paralimpijskix-igrax/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
Chyrkov became European Champion in October 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey with his double partner Dilan Jacobsson from Sweden. He won a silver medal at the 2025 European Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and the 2018 European Para-Badminton Championships in the men's singles SL3 event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Para Badminton – Men – SL3 |url=https://europeanparachampionships.com/competition/para-badminton-men-sl3/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=European Para Championships |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Achievements == === European Championships === ''Men's doubles SL3-SL4'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Venue !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" |2025 | align="left" |Istanbul, Turkey | align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dilan Jaccobson | align="left" |{{flagicon|Portugal}} Diogo Daniel {{flagicon|France}} Mathieu Thomas | align="left" |21-9, 21-13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |alt=Gold|Bronze '''Gold''' |- | align="center" |2023 | align="left" |Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dilan Jaccobson | align="left" |{{flagicon|Sweden}} Rickard Nilsson {{flagicon|GBR}} William Smith | align="left" |17-21, 11-21 | style="text-align: left;" |alt=bronze|Bronze '''Bronze''' |} ''Men's singles SL3'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Venue !Opponent !Score !Result |- | align="center" |2025 | align="left" |Istanbul, Turkey | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Bethell | align="left" |9–21, 8–21 | style="text-align: left;" |Silver '''Silver''' |- style="background:white" | align="center" |2023 | align="left" |Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Bethell | align="left" |4–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Silver '''Silver''' |- | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Bethell | align="left" |9–21, 7–21 |Silver '''Silver''' |}
=== BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 runner-up) === The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2022 |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/}}</ref>
''Men's singles SL3'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" |2025 | align="left" |Spanish Para-Badminton International I | align="left" |Level 1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Bethell | align="left" |21–17, 13–21 21–17 | style="text-align: left;" |alt=Gold|Bronze '''Gold''' |- | align="center" |2025 | align="left" |POLYTRON Indonesia Para Badminton International 2025 | align="left" |Level 1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} Kumar Nitesh | align="left" |19–21, 12–21 | style="text-align: left;" |alt=bronze|Bronze '''Bronze''' |- | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | align="left" | Level 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Kumar Nitesh | align="left" | 11–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWFB|P77330}} * {{BWFP|D6DA63E8-EC6E-47C0-97E5-C978F2505284|player=3520381}} * {{IPC|oleksandr-chyrkov}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chyrkov, Oleksandr}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Ukrainian para-badminton players Category:Ukrainian male badminton players Category:Medalists at the European Para Championships Category:Paralympic badminton players for Ukraine Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics