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| KRYVYTSKA Olena |
| NOC |
Ukraine
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
23 Feb 1987
in Rostov, URS
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| Height | 1.74 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Kyiv, UKR |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces: Ukraine |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Sport Studies - Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University: Ukraine |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Travelling, ballet, watching movies, the Spanish language. (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Bogdan Nikishin [national], UKR; Dmytro Reizlin [personal], UKR, from 2007 |
| Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2019 she received the Order of Princess Olga [second class] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 13 Sep 2019)
She received the Order of Princess Olga [third class] in Ukraine in recognition of the bronze medal she won in team epee at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (president.gov.ua, 25 Jul 2013)
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021) |
| Nicknames |
Lena (Facebook profile, 09 Apr 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in Ternopil, Ukraine, after moving there from the Russian Federation with her family at the beginning of the 1990s. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"My older brother was a wrestler and regularly went to competitions. I wished I could go, too." |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her parents, and coach Dmytro Reizlin. (Athlete, 14 Mar 2016) |
| Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied economics at Ternopil National Economic University in Ukraine. (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021; Athlete, 28 Jun 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I see a goal, I overcome obstacles." (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
She trains six days a week. "Usually, I have two sessions during the day, physical and cardio, and the evening is actual fencing. On Saturdays, I only do physical training." |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Daughter Sandra [2022] |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2012 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Epee |
London, England |
| World Championships |
| 2019 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| European Championships |
| 2023 (Team) |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Kraków, Poland |
| 2019 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2019 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2018 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2016 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Torun, Poland |
| 2015 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2008 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2007 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Ghent, Belgium |
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