Olena Serhiivna Kryvytska (Ukrainian: Олена Сергіївна Кривицькa; born 23 February 1987) is a Ukrainian fencer.
| 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 |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | Right-handed |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Career
editKryvytska 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ukrainian fencer Olena Kryvytska: 'I hope to wake up without war' | DW | 05.03.2022". Deutsche Welle.
External links
edit- Olena Kryvytska at the International Fencing Federation
- Olena Kryvytska at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Olena Kryvytska at Olympics.com
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