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CHENTSOVA Kateryna
NOC Ukraine   
GenderWomen
Born 02 Apr 1991 in Mykolayiv, URS
Height1.81 m
Weight 68 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Mykolayiv, UKR
Occupation Athlete
Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Higher education Sport Studies - National University of Shipbuilding: Mykolayiv, UKR
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 2000 in Mykolayiv, Ukraine.
Why this sport? She took up the sport due to her first coach, who studied with her mother at university.
Club / Team Central Army Sports Club [CSKA]: Ukraine
Name of coach Larisa Pavlenko, UKR, from 2004; Oleksiy Bryzgalov, UKR, from 2010
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Katya (Facebook profile, 04 Jul 2015)
Hobbies Design, travelling. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Most influential person in career Her parents. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours She holds the title of Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Ambitions To compete at the Olympic Games, and to win medals at the world and European championships. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2010 7 Team Foil Paris, France
2009 8 Team Foil Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2013 6 Team Foil Zagreb, Croatia
2010 7 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany