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| BAKASTOVA Yuliia |
| NOC |
Ukraine
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
26 Jun 1996
in Kyiv, UKR
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| Height | 1.76 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Italy |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Armed Forces [UKR] / Virtus Scherma Bologna [ITA]: |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Coaching - National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport: Kyiv, UKR |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Spending time with friends and relatives. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018) |
| Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018) |
| Awards and honours |
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 01 Jun 2023) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Andrea Terenzio [Virtus, national]; Garnik Davidyan, UKR; Yevgeniy Statsenko, UKR |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began the sport at age 12 in Kyiv, Ukraine. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2017 |
| Competing for |
Ukraine |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Nobody says it will be easy but, in the end, you will be grateful to yourself for going through all this." (VK profile, 19 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She watched the fencing competitions of the 2008 Olympic Games on TV, and her grandmother suggested she try the sport. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
COACHING STINT
Between age 19 and 21 she worked as a coach at the Club of European Fencing in Kyiv, Ukraine. "I had to earn a living and I was offered a job as a coach. I worked with young children and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed introducing them to fencing, explaining what it is, playing with them, helping them develop. And then, a year-and-a-half later, I got into the senior national team, began to travel a lot to training camps and competitions, and realised that I had to make a decision. I chose to compete because I understood that I wanted to and I could. That's why I quit coaching. Some of those children with whom I worked continue to study with other coaches, there are those who entered the sports boarding school, I continue to follow everyone. If we cross paths at competitions, I always ask how things are going, I try to support and listen how I can help." (nffu.org.ua, 27 Jun 2022) |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Milan, Italy |
| 2019 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Sabre |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| European Championships |
| 2019 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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