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Occupation Athlete
Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Higher education Coaching - National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport: Kyiv, UKR
License number 26061996003
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When and where did you begin this sport? She began the sport at age 12 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Why this sport? She watched the fencing competitions of the 2008 Olympic Games on TV, and her grandmother suggested she try the sport.
Club / Team Virtus Scherma Bologna: Italy
Name of coach Andrea Terenzio [Virtus, national], ITA; Yevgeniy Statsenko [national], UKR
Handedness Left
Year 2017
Competing for Ukraine
Hobbies Spending time with friends and relatives. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018)
Hero / Idol US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Nobody says it will be easy but, in the end, you will be grateful to yourself for going through all this." (VK profile, 19 Jan 2021)
Awards and honours She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 01 Jun 2023)
Other information COACHING STINT
Between age 19 and 21 she worked as a coach at the Club of European Fencing in Kyiv, Ukraine. "I had to earn a living and I was offered a job as a coach. I worked with young children and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed introducing them to fencing, explaining what it is, playing with them, helping them develop. And then, a year-and-a-half later, I got into the senior national team, began to travel a lot to training camps and competitions, and realised that I had to make a decision. I chose to compete because I understood that I wanted to and I could. That's why I quit coaching. Some of those children with whom I worked continue to study with other coaches, there are those who entered the sports boarding school, I continue to follow everyone. If we cross paths at competitions, I always ask how things are going, I try to support and listen how I can help." (nffu.org.ua, 27 Jun 2022)
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