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 ...
competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at 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, ...
in
Atlanta
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,
United States
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. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the
Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics (russian: Объединённая команда на летних Олимпийских играх 1992) in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Union ...
. 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
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team.
Medalists
Gold
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Inessa Kravets
Inessa Mykolajivna Kravets (née Shulyak, uk, Інеса Миколаївна Кравець; born 5 October 1966) is a Ukrainian former triple jumper and long jumper. She was among the most prominent female triple jumpers during the period that ...
— Athletics, Women's Triple Jump
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Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko; an equivalent English spelling is Vladimir Klichko . His full name in uk, label=Ukrainian is, Володимир Володимирович Кличко, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko, . ( uk, Володимир Вол ...
Lilia Podkopayeva
Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva ( uk, Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва; born August 15, 1978) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1995 world all-around champion, and the 1996 Olympic all-around and floor e ...
— Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual
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Lilia Podkopayeva
Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva ( uk, Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва; born August 15, 1978) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1995 world all-around champion, and the 1996 Olympic all-around and floor e ...
— Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
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Kateryna Serebrianska
Kateryna Serebrianska (born 25 October 1977 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1996 Olympics gold medalist, the 1995 World All-around champion, a two time (1995,1996) European All-around champion, and ...
Timur Taymazov
Tymur Taymazov (Russian/ ua, Тимур Таймазов, os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Тимур, born 8 September 1970) is a former Ossetian-Ukrainian weightlifter, Olympic champion and two time World Champion.
He was born in No ...
Wrestling
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Lilia Podkopayeva
Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva ( uk, Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва; born August 15, 1978) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1995 world all-around champion, and the 1996 Olympic all-around and floor e ...
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 ...
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 Oly ...
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 Ab ...
Yuri Yermakov
Yuriy Yermakov (born 3 September 1970) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred ...
Ruslana Taran
Ruslana Oleksiïvna Taran ( uk, Руслана Олексіївна Таран; born 27 October 1970 in Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something rel ...
— Sailing, Women's 470 Team Competition
* Denys Hotfrid — Weightlifting, Men's 99 kg
* Andriy Kalashnykov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (52 kg)
* Elbrus Tedeyev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)
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Zaza Zazirov
Zaza Dianozovych Zazirov (born April 25, 1972, in Gori, Georgian SSR) is a former Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
;Men
;Women
Track
;1000m time trial
;Individual Pursuit
;Points race
Diving
;Men
;Women
Fencing
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Ukraine in 1996.
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
;Men
The Ukraine alternates were Boris Zelepoukin, and Vladmir Portnko. Boris Zelepoukin was almost brought in because of Grigory Mistuin not performing up to standards.
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
The Women alternates were Oksana Knizhnik and Irina Bulakova. Oksana Knizhnik was brought in after Viktoriya Karpenko was out due to a Wrist Injury.
;Team
;Individual finals
Judo
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
;Men
Rhythmic gymnastics
;Women
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April ...
from
the Netherlands
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, established_title = Before independence
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Olga Kolomiyets
Olga Kolomiyets (born 25 September 1973) was a Ukrainian female volleyball player.
She was part of the Ukraine women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...
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Alla Kravets
Alla Kravets (Алла Кравець; born 12 January 1973) is a Ukrainian volleyball player.
She was part of the Ukraine women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
She also competed at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World ...