Personal Information
Residence Kyiv, UKR
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Higher education Sport Studies - Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University: Ukraine
License number 23021987002
Club
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.
Why this sport? "My older brother was a wrestler and regularly went to competitions. I wished I could go, too."
Club / Team Armed Forces: Ukraine
Name of coach Dmytro Reizlin [personal], UKR, from 2007; Olena Marko [personal], UKR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Lena (Facebook profile, 09 Apr 2021)
Hobbies Travelling, ballet, watching movies, the Spanish language. (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021)
Most influential person in career Her parents, and coach Dmytro Reizlin. (Athlete, 14 Mar 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto "I see a goal, I overcome obstacles." (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021)
Awards and honours In 2019 she received the Order of Princess Olga [second grade] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 13 Sep 2019)
She received the Order of Princess Olga [third grade] in Ukraine in recognition of the bronze medal she won in team epee at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2021; president.gov.ua, 25 Jul 2013)
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (noc-ukr.org, 13 Jul 2021)
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)
