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BEZHURA Dzhoan Feybi
NOC Ukraine   
GenderWomen
Born 22 Oct 1991 in Kyiv, URS
Height1.81 m
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Further Personal Information
Residence Kyiv, UKR
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Armed Forces [UKR] / Kyiv School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]:
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Hobbies Walking her dogs, spending time with friends, going to the cinema, travel. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Her mother introduced her to the sport.
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Hero / Idol Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, French fencer Maureen Nisima. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016)
Ambitions To win medals at the world championships and the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Awards and honours She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 01 Jun 2023)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Mykhailo Podolsky, UKR
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Occupation Athlete
Languages Russian, Ukrainian
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Other information HERITAGE
Her father is from Uganda and her mother is from Ukraine. The pair met at a student party in Kyiv, Ukraine. (kp.ua, 05 May 2014)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in team epee at the 2016 World Cup event in Suzhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Further Personal Information
Higher education Coaching - National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport: Kyiv, UKR
Family One child [2022]

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2023 6 Team Epee Milan, Italy
2019 4 Team Epee Budapest, Hungary
European Championships
2023 (Team) Final 5-6 Team Epee Kraków, Poland
2019 5 Team Epee Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 4 Team Epee Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 Final 7-8 Team Epee Tbilisi, Georgia
2013 5 Team Epee Zagreb, Croatia