Olena Kryvytska
| Olena Kryvytska | |
|---|---|
 Kryvytska in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Olena Serhiyivna Kryvytska |
| Born | 23 February 1987 Rostov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | Right-handed |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Olena Serhiyivna Kryvytska (Ukrainian: Олена Сергіївна Кривицька, romanized: Olena Sehijjivna Kryvyc'ka; born 23 February 1987) is a Ukrainian fencer who 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[]
- ^ "Olena Kryvytska". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Olena Kryvytska". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FIE Biography". fie.html.infostradasports.com/. FIE. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ [1]
External links[]
- Olena Kryvytska at the International Fencing Federation
- Olena Kryvytska at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Olena Kryvytska at the International Olympic Committee
- Olena Kryvytska at Olympics.com
- Ukrainian female épée fencers
- Olympic fencers of Ukraine
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in fencing
- People from Rostov
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Universiade gold medalists for Ukraine
- Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine
- Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- European fencing biography stubs
- Ukrainian martial arts biography stubs