Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
| Higher education |
Technical Studies - Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute: Ukraine |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began training at age 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces [UKR] / Kiev School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]: |
| Name of coach |
Oleg Shturbabin, UKR; Andriy Gontsov, UKR |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Lena (Facebook profile, 14 Feb 2015) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team sabre at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Valery Shturbabin. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
Together with her sabre teammates Olga Kharlan, Galyna Pundyk and Alina Komashchuk, she was named part of the 2013 Team of the Year in Ukraine. (korrespondent.net, 24 Apr 2014)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 30 Dec 2016) |
