Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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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 at the
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in
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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. Ukraine's medal tally was its lowest since
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, with only two gold and eleven total medals, a far cry from 9 gold and 23 total medals at the
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and less than five gold and 19 medals overall at the
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Medalists

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Competitors

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Archery

One Ukrainian archer qualified each for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the
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. Three Ukrainian archers qualified for the women's events by virtue of the nation's podium finish in the team recurve competition at the 2016
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Athletics

Ukrainian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women ;Field events ;Men ;Women ;Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Combined events –
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Badminton

Ukraine qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament.
Artem Pochtarev Artem Sergiyovich Pochtaryov ( uk, Артем Сергійович Почтарьов; born 24 July 1993) is a Ukrainian badminton player. His current partner for men's doubles is Gennadiy Natarov. Pochtarev competed in 2015 BWF World Championshi ...
and
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were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.


Boxing

Ukraine entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. With the top seed
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of Great Britain advancing to the semifinals at the World Championships, Tetyana Kob earned an Olympic spot as a result of her third-place finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in
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. On June 16, 2016, Dmytro Mytrofanov received a spare Olympic berth as the next highest-ranked boxer, not yet qualified, in the middleweight division of the AIBA Pro Boxing Rankings, after Turkey's
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was suspended for failing the re-tested doping sample on steroids from London 2012. Bantamweight boxer
Mykola Butsenko Mykola Valeriyovych Butsenko ( uk, Микола Валерійович Буценко, born 25 June 1991) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who competes in the -56 kg weight division. In the quarterfinals of the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championsh ...
secured an additional Olympic spot with his quarterfinal triumph at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in
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, Azerbaijan, while Volodymyr Matviichuk and Denys Solonenko rounded out the Ukrainian roster at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in
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Canoeing


Slalom

Ukraine qualified one canoeist in the women's K-1 class by obtaining a top finish at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in
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Sprint

Ukrainian canoeists qualified a total of three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Eight sprint canoeists (four per gender) were selected to the Ukrainian roster for the Games, with
Iurii Cheban Yuriy Volodymyrovych Cheban ( uk, Юрій Володимирович Чебан; born 5 July 1986 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a retired Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion in C-1 200 metres. Career In 2003, despite ...
looking to defend his Olympic title in the men's C-1 200 metres. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)


Cycling


Road

Ukrainian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the
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(for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).


Track

Following the completion of the
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, Ukraine entered one rider to compete only in the Olympics, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event. ;Keirin


Mountain biking

Ukrainian mountain bikers qualified for two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's eighth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.


Diving

Ukrainian divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. ;Men ;Women


Equestrian

Ukraine fielded a squad of four jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top national finish from Central & Eastern Europe at the FEI qualification event in
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. One dressage rider was added to the squad by virtue of a top six finish outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings.


Dressage


Jumping

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Fencing

Ukrainian fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's team épée and women's team sabre by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's épée team claimed the spot as the highest ranking team from Europe outside the world's top four. Meanwhile, sabre fencer
Andriy Yahodka Andriy Yahodka (also spelled Yagodka, uk, Андрій Ягодка; born 6 July 1988) is a Ukrainian sabre fencer, bronze medal in the 2012 European Fencing Championships and team silver medal in the 2009 European Fencing Championships. In the ...
claimed his Olympic spot by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in
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. The full Ukrainian fencing team, led by London 2012 épée champion
Yana Shemyakina Yana Volodymyrivna Shemyakina ( uk, Яна Володимирівна Шемякіна; born 5 January 1986)
Olha Kharlan Olha Hennadiyivna Kharlan ( uk, Ольга Геннадіївна Харлан; born 4 September 1990) is a Ukrainian right-handed sabre fencer. Kharlan is a two-time team European champion, six-time individual European champion, two-time team ...
, was named on July 5, 2016.
Olha Leleiko Olha Oleksandrivna Leleiko ( uk, Ольга Олександрівна Лелейко; born 21 July 1977) is a Ukrainian fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (i ...
received a spare berth freed up by Israel to compete in the women's foil as the next highest-ranked fencer, not yet qualified, at the European Zonal Qualifier in
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, before she was added to the nation's fencing team on July 25, 2016. ;Men ;Women


Gymnastics


Artistic

Ukraine fielded a full team of six artistic gymnasts (five men and one woman) into the Olympic competition. The men's squad claimed one of the remaining four spots in the team all-around, while
Angelina Kysla Angelina Anatoliyivna Radivilova ( née Kysla (Кисла); uk, Ангеліна Анатоліївна Радівілова; born 15 February 1991) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and also competed a ...
accepted the Olympic berth as a lone Ukrainian female gymnast in the apparatus and individual all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in
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. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women


Rhythmic

Ukraine qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in
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Trampoline

Ukraine qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top six finish at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in
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Judo

Ukraine qualified a total of seven judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Six of them (three per gender), highlighted by London 2012 Olympians
Georgii Zantaraia Georgii Zantaraia ( ka, გიორგი ზანთარაია; uk, Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka. Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of ...
and
Artem Bloshenko Artem Oleksiyovych Bloshenko ( uk, Артем Олексійович Блошенко; born 1 February 1985) is a Ukrainian heavyweight judoka who competed at the 2012 and 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-ou ...
, were ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Quedjau Nhabali at men's middleweight (70 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Ukrainian judoka outside of direct qualifying position. The judo team was named to the Olympic roster on June 1, 2016. ;Men ;Women


Modern pentathlon

Ukrainian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Andriy Fedechko and 2012 Olympian
Pavlo Tymoshchenko Pavlo Yuriyovych Tymoshchenko ( uk, Павло Юрійович Тимощенко; born 13 October 1986) is a Ukrainian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2008, 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger c ...
secured a selection in the men's event by filling in two out of the three Olympic quota places at the 2015 World Championships, while Anastasiya Spas added a spot in the women's event to the roster through the European Championships.


Rowing

Ukraine qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. One rowing crew confirmed an Olympic place for their boat in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in
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, while the rowers competing in the women's quadruple sculls were added to the Ukrainian roster with their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in
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. Eight rowers (four per gender) were selected to the Ukrainian roster for the Games, with
Anastasiya Kozhenkova Anastasiya Kozhenkova ( uk, Анастасія Коженкова; born 19 January 1986 in Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian rower. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's ...
looking to defend the Olympic title with the women's quadruple sculls crew (Buryak, Nimchenko, & Verkhogliad). Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage


Sailing

Ukrainian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and European qualifying regattas. M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race


Shooting

Ukrainian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the
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and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)


Swimming

Ukrainian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ;Men ;Women


Synchronized swimming

For the first time in Olympic history, Ukraine fielded a squad of nine synchronized swimmers to compete in both the women's team and duet routine by virtue of their first-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in
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Table tennis

Ukraine entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2008 Olympian and 2015 European Games bronze medalist Kou Lei secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage play-off match at the European Qualification Tournament in
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. Two-time Olympian Tetyana Bilenko was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players to confirm her third Olympic appearance in the women's singles.
Margaryta Pesotska Margaryta Volodymyrivna Pesotska ( uk, Маргарита Володимирівна Песоцька; born 9 August 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian table tennis player. Career Pesotska competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the fi ...
was originally granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the same event as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List, but later withdrew from the Games due to injury.


Tennis

Ukraine entered seven tennis players (three men and four women) into the Olympic tournament. Rookies
Illya Marchenko Illya Vasylovych Marchenko ( uk, Ілля Васильович Марченко) (born 8 September 1987) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level f ...
(world no. 73),
Elina Svitolina Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina ( uk, Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна, ; born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and 108 in doubles. Svitolina ...
(world no. 19), and
Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko ( uk, Леся Вікторівна Цуренко; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles and eight doubles tournaments on the ITF ...
(world no. 44) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players in their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Having been directly entered to the singles, Marchenko and Svitolina also opted to play with their partners
Denys Molchanov Denys Petrovych Molchanov ( uk, Денис Петрович Молчанов; born 16 May 1987) is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour winning 15 singles and 62 doubles titles. He has also won one ATP doubles title. On 5 ...
and
Olga Savchuk Olga Mykolayivna Savchuk ( uk, Ольга Миколаївна Савчук; born 20 September 1987) is a retired tennis player from Ukraine. Savchuk grew up in the city of Makiyivka in Donetsk province. She resides in Nassau, Bahamas. Her best ...
, respectively, in the doubles tournament, while sisters Lyudmyla and
Nadiia Kichenok Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok ( uk, Надія Вікторівна Кіченок, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 6 January 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 100. On 31 January 2022, she ...
claimed one of eight ITF Olympic women's doubles places, as Ukraine's top-ranked tennis pair outside of direct qualifying position.
Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko ( uk, Леся Вікторівна Цуренко; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles and eight doubles tournaments on the ITF ...
withdrew from the Games before the opening match due to health reasons. ;Men ;Women


Triathlon

Ukraine entered two triathletes to compete at the Games. Two-time Olympian Yuliya Yelistratova was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event, while Ivan Ivanov received a spare berth freed up by one of the Germans to compete in the men's event as the next highest-ranked eligible triathlete, not yet qualified, in the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.


Weightlifting

Ukrainian weightlifters qualified four men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the
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and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team had to allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016. On 2 August 2016, Roman Zaitsev withdrew from the Games due to injury. Instead, Ihor Shymechko took over the vacant spot to compete in the men's super heavyweight division (+105 kg). ;Men ;Women


Wrestling

Ukraine qualified a total of nine wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (97 kg), men's Greco-Roman (85, 98, & 130 kg), and women's freestyle (63 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympic berths were awarded to Ukrainian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament. Three further wrestlers claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Ukrainian roster at the
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meet of the World Qualification Tournament in
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. On May 11, 2016, United World Wrestling (UWW) decided to revoke two Olympic licenses from Ukraine in men's freestyle 66 kg and women's freestyle 58 kg, respectively, due to doping violations at the European Qualification Tournament, but these licenses were redistributed back two months later. ;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle


See also

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References


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