Olena Anatoliïvna Sadovnycha ( uk, Олена Анатоліївна Садовнича; born November 4, 1967) is an

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

from

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 ...

who competed in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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.

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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 Olympics {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics