Rostyslav Andriyovych Hertsyk ( uk, Ростислав Андрійович Герцик; born 5 July 1989) is a Ukrainian foil fencer.

Career

He was silver medallist at the Copa Villa La Habana in 2011 and bronze medallist at the Löwe von Bonn in 2012, but narrowly missed the qualifications for the

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. 42nd in FIE rankings before the

2013 World Fencing Championships The 2013 World Fencing Championships were held at Budapest, Hungary from 5–12 August. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations 827 fencers from 101 countries competed. * (1) * (13) * ( ...

, he created an upset by defeating successively

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, Race Imboden, and

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. He lost in the semi-finals by Russia's Artur Akhmatkhuzin and earned a bronze medal. Hertsyk took part in October in the

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, but was defeated in the first round by Imboden, who eventually took the silver medal. Hertsyk is a student at the

Lviv State University of Physical Culture Lviv State University of Physical Culture ( uk, Львівський державний університет фізичної культури) is a university specializing in sports education and located in Lviv, Ukraine. History Lviv State ...

. He is the grandson of Miroslav Hertsyk, rector of the University and a key instrument in the development of rowing in the Lviv region.

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at the European Fencing Confederation {{DEFAULTSORT:Hertsyk, Rostyslav Ukrainian male foil fencers Living people 1989 births Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade