Olena Serhiivna Kryvytska (Ukrainian: Олена Сергіївна Кривицькa; born 23 February 1987) is a Ukrainian fencer.

Olena Kryvytska
Kryvytska in 2015
Personal information
Full nameOlena Serhiyivna Kryvytska
Born (1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37)
Rostov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Individual épée
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Team épée
Military Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan Team épée

Career

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Kryvytska has won three world championship bronze medals.[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, and was defeated in the second round.[2] She was also part of the Ukrainian women's épée team that finished in 8th place.[3]

She originally took up fencing in Ternopil, Ukraine, having moved there from Russia in the early 1990s.[4]

In March 2022, speaking of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she said her fellow athletes from Russia: "need to pick a side. Too many are keeping quiet and saying nothing. That's not acceptable, because they're involved; they belong to Russia. If they have a lot of followers on Instagram, they have to speak out and say that they are on the side of peace, and that their president is doing terrible things."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Olena Kryvytska". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Olena Kryvytska". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olena Kryvytska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "FIE Biography". fie.html.infostradasports.com/. FIE. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ukrainian fencer Olena Kryvytska: 'I hope to wake up without war' | DW | 05.03.2022". Deutsche Welle.
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