Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Kolos [UKR] / Dynamo [UKR]: |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - Odessa Academy of Law: Ukraine |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Collecting sports badges and fridge magnets. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016) |
Awards and honours |
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Yury Kuchinov [personal], UKR |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Nova Dolyna, UKR |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She tore her knee meniscus after competing at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, USA but decided to recover without surgery. (xsport.ua, 22 Apr 2016)
She suffered serious pain in her shoulder ahead of the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, but still competed at the event. (vo.od.ua, 06 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She saw people lifting barbells at a weightlifting club and decided to try it on her own out of curiosity. A coach noticed her there and encouraged her to start training. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age 16 in Nova Dolyna, a village in the Odessa region of Ukraine. |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Ukraine |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Russian, Ukrainian |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Don't rely on anyone to do your work for you. You should work towards your goal, don't stop even if it takes months and years." (favorit.od.ua, 04 Nov 2013) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION She has also studied physical education at the Lutsk Academy of Recreation Technologies in Ukraine. (xsport.ua, 22 Apr 2016; Athlete, 28 Apr 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2015 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016) |