Roman Yuliyovych Svichkar ( uk, Роман Юрійович Свічкар, translit=Roman Julijovych Svičkar; born 23 June 1993) is a Ukrainian

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fencer, bronze medallist in the

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Career

Roman Svichkar represented Ukraine at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

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, where he was 12th in individual event. Svichkar earned a place in the national team in 2017. Since then he participates in different international senior competitions. On May 13, 2018, he won his first ever

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medal which was bronze in team event in

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. At the

2018 European Fencing Championships The 2018 European Fencing Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 16 to 21 June 2018 at the SPC Vojvodina. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results Men Foil individual Épée individual Sa ...

he was 19th in individual competition and 5th in team. He surprised at the

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, where he won bronze having beaten the reigning at that time World Champion Paolo Pizzo from

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Personal life

Svichkar is a student at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.Roman Svichkar
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* 1993 births Living people Ukrainian male épée fencers Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Ukraine {{Ukraine-fencing-bio-stub