Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Odessa, UKR |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University: Odessa, UKR |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age eight in Odessa, Ukraine. |
| Why this sport? |
"I had no other choice. My father was doing fencing, my grandfather, and, as it turned out, my great grandfather too! As any little girl, I wanted to be a model or actress but my father insisted, and then I got used to it." |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces: Ukraine |
| Name of coach |
Oleksandr Vasyutin, UKR, from 2007; Garnik Davidyan, UKR, from 2011 |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Lena (sportarena.com, 22 Sep 2016) |
| Hobbies |
Going to the gym, reading. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016; sportarena.com, 22 Sep 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in the team sabre at the 2015 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
Her father and her grandfather. (Athlete, 30 Jun 2015) |
| Hero / Idol |
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan, Russian fencer Sophia Velikaia, US boxer Muhammad Ali. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 15 Mar 2016) |
