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| Born | May 27, 1986 |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
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| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | +105 kg |
Ihor Myronovych Shymechko (Ukrainian: Ігор Миронович Шимечко; born 27 May 1986 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.
He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event, finishing in 5th and 6th place respectively.
Shymechko was European champion in 2009 and won the silver medal in 2011 in the +105 kg division. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.
Since 1 May 2017, he is married to Ukrainian weightlifter Yuliya Kalina.