Biography
Started: She took up wheelchair fencing in 2011 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2016)
Reason: "I have fallen in love with the sport." (Athlete, 29 Aug 2016)
Milestones: At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, she became the first Ukrainian wheelchair fencer to win three career Paralympic medals in the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024)
At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she became the first female Ukrainian wheelchair fencer to win a Paralympic medal when she won bronze in the women's individual epee A event. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024)
Awards: In recognition of her performance at the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games, she received the Orders of Princess Olga [third and second class] in Ukraine. (zakon.rada.gov.ua, 16 Sep 2021; president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2022)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateNovember 25, 1982
Place of ResidenceKHARKIV
EducationPharmacy - Ukrainian Academy of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, UKR
Languages SpokenEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian
CoachYury Trydub, UKR, from 2011; Gennady Yanovsky, UKR
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Epee Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Epee Category A | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 6 | Foil Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 7 | Epee Category A | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Women's Team Sabre | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 1 | Women's Team Sabre | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 2 | Women's Team Sabre | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 2 | Women's Team Sabre | 2021 | Warsaw, POL | |
| 2 | Sabre Category A | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Women's Team Sabre | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 3 | Epee Category A | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 3 | Women's Individual Sabre | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 6 | Epee Team | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 6 | Epee Team | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 7 | Epee Category A | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 7 | Epee Team | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 8 | Epee Category A | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 8 | Epee Team | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 9 | Epee Team | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 11 | Epee Category A | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 12 | Epee Category A | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 14 | Sabre Category A | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Women's Team Sabre | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 1 | Epee Category A | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 2 | Women's Team Sabre | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 6 | Sabre Category A | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 7 | Epee Category A | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
