Yelyzaveta Anatoliivna Lytvynenko ( uk, Єлизавета Анатоліївна Литвиненко; born 11 February 2004) is a Ukrainian
judoka
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. She is a
2022 World bronze medalist in the
78 kg division.
Early life
She was born on 11 February 2004 in
Pokrov,
Ukraine. Yelyzaveta was doing diving in her childhood. Then she began her judoka career in 12.
Career
Lytvynenko's first achievement in international competitions was a silver medal at the 2019 Győr Cadet European Cup in Hungary in the 70 kg division.
Lytvynenko became a European champion at the
2021 European Cadet Championships, held in Riga, in the 70 kg division, beating
Eva Ronja Buddenkotte from Germany in the final. She also won a bronze medal at the
World Military Judo Championship
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, held in Paris, in the 78 kg division. In the same year, she debuted competing at the
2021 European Judo Championships
The 2021 European Judo Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 April 2021.
Medal summary Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
Participating nations
A total of 359 competitors from 45 nations participated.
Refere ...
and was eliminated in the first round.
The following year, Lytvynenko won a bronze medal at the
2022 World Championships in the
78 kg division, beating the 2020 Olympic champion
Shori Hamada
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in the bronze medal match. She also won a gold medal at the
2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, between 24 and 30 July 2022.
Host selection
Košice was originally to be host city but withdrew from the hosting in April 2019 due to financial concerns. Ban ...
in the 78 kg division and a silver in mixed team competition. That year Lytvynenko became a European Junior champion at the
2022 European Junior Championships in the 78 kg division.
In 2023, Lytvynenko won silver at the
Almada Grand Prix and a bronze at the
Linz Grand Prix. Lytvynenko also received a bronze medal at the
2023 Judo World Masters
The 2023 Judo World Masters was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 4 to 6 August 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period.
Medal summary Men's events
S ...
in Budapest, where she
qualified to the 2024 Summer Olympics. That year she competed at the
2023 European Championships, finishing in 7th place.
In 2024, Lytvynenko won bronze medals at the
Baku Grand Slam, the
Linz Grand Prix and the
Tbilisi Grand Slam.
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2004 births
Ukrainian female judoka
Living people
21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen
Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Ukraine