Personal Information
Residence Kiev, UKR
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Russian, Ukrainian
Higher education Sport Studies - Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding: Mykolayiv, UKR
License number 02041991001
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 2000 in Mykolayiv, Ukraine.
Why this sport? She took up the sport due to her first coach, who had studied with Chentsova's mother at university.
Club / Team Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces [UKR] / Kiev School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]:
Name of coach Oleksiy Bryzgalov, UKR, from 2010; Larisa Pavlenko, UKR, from 2004
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Katya (Facebook profile, 09 Apr 2021)
Hobbies Design, travel. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement Placing 15th in individual foil at the 2018 World Championships in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2021; Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Most influential person in career Her parents. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2020; nffu.org.ua, 13 Oct 2020)
Ambitions To compete at the Olympic Games, and to win medals at the world championships and the European championships. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Other information MATERNITY BREAK
She missed the 2016/17 season because she was pregnant. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
