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Ukraine At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Ukraine competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 231 competitors, 146 men and 85 women, took part in 148 events in 21 sports. As of 2021, this is Ukraine's best ever result in terms of gold medals and best result in terms of overall medals (the latter feat is shared with their 2000 team. Medalists Gold * Inessa Kravets — Athletics, Women's Triple Jump * Wladimir Klitschko — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight * Rustam Sharipov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars * Lilia Podkopayeva — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual * Lilia Podkopayeva — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises * Kateryna Serebrianska — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic All-Around * Yevhen Braslavets and Ihor Matviyenko — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition * Timur Taymazov — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (108 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of Ukraine
The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine ( uk, Нацiональний олiмпiйський комiтет України) is a non-profit all-Ukrainian public organization responsible for development, reinforcement, and protection of the Olympic movement. The committee has an exclusive right to represent Ukraine in the Olympic Games and other competitions of the International Olympic Committee. History The history of the Olympic movement in Ukraine started in 1952 when Ukrainian athletes participated at the Games of the XV Olympiad in Helsinki as a part of the U.S.S.R. Team for the first time. During 1952 - 1990 the Olympic movement in Ukraine was developing and strengthening its position in the country's life. Ukrainian athletes constituted at least 25% of the composition of each USSR Olympic team. During the Games of the XXII Olympiad in 1980 some matches of football tournament took place in Kyiv and it was a great success. On 22 December 1990 the First General Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyacheslav Oleynyk
Vyacheslav Oliynyk ( uk, В'ячеслав Олейник; born April 27, 1966) is a former Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 17, 2008) He was born in Zhdanov, , Soviet Union
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Oleh Kosyak
Oleg Yuriiovych Kosyak ( ua, Косяк Олег Юрійович; born 26 November 1975 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian gymnast and sports coach. Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine (1996). Career In 1997 he graduated from National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine. Was representing Dynamo Sports Club (Kyiv) in athletic competitions. His coaches are Yuli Kuksenkov, V. Zhovnovatyi. Was training in California Golden Bears teams representing University of California, Berkeley. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Rustam Sharipov, Olexander Svitlichni, Yuri Yermakov, Vladimir Shamenko, Ihor Korobchynskyi and Hrihoriy Misyutin, Oleg Kosyak won bronze medal in the men's team all-around competition, one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics. Ukraine team followed Russia and China teams and less than 0.2 points passed ahead of Belarus team. Besides the sports achievements Oleg Kosyak also received a degree in mathema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Korobchynskyi
Igor Korobchinski ( uk, Коробчинський Ігор Олексійович, ''Ihor Korobchynskyi''; born 16 August 1969) is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... In 2016, he was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. External links * * * 1969 births Living people People from Antratsyt Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts of the Unified Team Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Ukraine Gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Kiryukhin
Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( uk, Кирюхін Олег Станіславович; born January 1, 1975, in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympic results *Defeated Abdul Rashid Qambrani (Pakistan) 17-3 *Defeated Beibis Mendoza (Colombia) 18-6 *Defeated Albert Guardado (United States) 19-14 *Lost to Daniel Petrov Daniel Bozhilov Petrov ( bg, Даниел Божилов Петров) (born 8 September 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the catego ... (Bulgaria) 8-17 Pro career Kiryukin began his professional career in 2000 and had limited success, retiring in 2001 with a record of 5-1-0. External links * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Mariupol Olympic boxers of Ukraine Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inha Babakova
Inha Babakova (née Butkus, born 26 June 1967) is a former high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. She was born in Asgabat, Turkmen SSR. Her personal best is 2.05 metres. Babakova won an Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta 1996 and became World Champion in Seville 1999. She also won four other World Championship medals, with bronzes in 1991 and 1995 and silvers in 1997 and 2001. Track and Field News magazine ranked her in the world's top ten in their annual merit rankings for 13 out of 14 seasons (1991-2004), the exception being 1998. She was in the top five ten times. Only Stefka Kostadinova, among other female high jumpers, has more top ten rankings. Her 2.01 m clearance in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ... on her 36th birthday in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Krykun
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun ( uk, Олександр Володимирович Крикун; born 1 March 1968 in Leipzig, Sachsen) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., Krykun won a bronze medal in hammer throw, averaging heaves of 80.02 meters. Achievements References *sports-reference 1968 births Living people Ukrainian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic athletes for Ukraine Athletes from Leipzig Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Bahach
Oleksandr Bahach ( uk, Олександр Багач) born 21 November 1966 in village of Matusiv) is a former Ukrainian shot putter, an athlete of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During his career he won bronze medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships. Having originally won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships, he failed a drug test for ephedrine and lost the medal. He had previously served a two-year suspension after testing positive for testosterone in 1989. Career *Summer Olympic Games: ** 1996 Atlanta - bronze *World Championships: ** 1993 Stuttgart - bronze ** 1999 Seville - bronze * European Championships: ** 1994 Helsinki - bronze ** 1998 Budapest - gold * European Indoor Championships: ** 1992 Genoa - gold ** 1994 Paris - gold See also *List of doping cases in sport The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Sadovnycha
Olena Anatoliïvna Sadovnycha ( uk, Олена Анатоліївна Садовнича; born November 4, 1967) is an archer from Ukraine who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... In Atlanta she won the bronze medal in the individual event. Four years later she won the silver medal as part of the Ukrainian team. References 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyiv Armed Forces sports society (Ukraine) athletes Ukrainian female archers Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of Ukraine Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Ronzhyna
Olena Ivanivna Ronzhyna-Morozova ( uk, Олена Іванівна Ронжина-Морозова; born 18 November 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time Olympian. Ronzhyna competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Ukrainian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in the women's quadruple sculls with teammates Inna Frolova, Svitlana Maziy Svitlana Ivanivna Maziy ( uk, Світлана Іванівна Мазій; born 30 January 1968 in Kiev) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a four-time Olympian. After having won the silve ..., and Dina Miftakhutdynova. At her last Olympic appearance in 2004, she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan. References * 1970 births Living people Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Miftakhutdynova
Dina Arturivna Miftakhutdinova ( uk, Діна Артурівна Міфтахутдинова; born 2 November 1973) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a two-time Olympian. In Atlanta, Georgia her teammates in the women's quadruple sculls were Olena Ronzhyna, Svitlana Maziy, and Inna Frolova Inna Vasylivna Frolova ( uk, Инна Фролова; born 3 June 1965 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rowing (sport), rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a three-time Olympian. After having won the silv .... References * 1973 births Living people Ukrainian female rowers Olympic rowers of Ukraine Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Ukraine-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svitlana Maziy
Svitlana Ivanivna Maziy ( uk, Світлана Іванівна Мазій; born 30 January 1968 in Kiev) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a four-time Olympian. After having won the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the Women's Quadruple Sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics Frolova repeated that feat, rowing for independent Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In Atlanta, Georgia her team mates were Olena Ronzhyna, Inna Frolova, and Dina Miftakhutdynova Dina Arturivna Miftakhutdinova ( uk, Діна Артурівна Міфтахутдинова; born 2 November 1973) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a two-time Olympian. In Atlanta, Geo .... References sports-reference 1968 births Living people Soviet female rowers Ukrainian female rowers Olympic rowers of Ukraine Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
