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List of Olympic medallists for Ukraine

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This is a list of all Olympic champions of Ukraine (since Ukraine has taken part in the Games as a separate representation).[1] As of February 24, 2014 there are 41 Olympic champions which represented Ukraine (5 at Winter Games and 36 at Summer). Athletes are sorted by number of gold medals and then by surname.

The first Olympic champion of separate Ukrainian representation[2] was figure skater Oksana Baiul at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer; the first[3] of a Summer Olympic Games was wrestler Vyacheslav Oleynyk at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The first Ukraine-born gold medal winner was Bobbie Rosenfeld (a Canadian athlete) at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4] Data as of end of 2016 Olympics.

Summer Olympic Games

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Gold

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Athlete Photo Sport Number of gold medals Years Note
Yana Klochkova

(Яна Клочкова)
Yana Klochkova
Swimming
4 2000 (2), 2004 (2)
Vasyl Lomachenko

(Василь Ломаченко)
Vasyl Lomachenko
Boxing
2 2008, 2012
Lilia Podkopayeva

(Лілія Подкопаєва)
Lilia Podkopayeva
Artistic gymnastics
2 1996
Artur Ayvazyan

(Артур Айвазян)

Shooting
1 2008
Yevhen Braslavets

(Євген Браславець)

Sailing
1 1996 Team effort with Ihor Matviyenko
Yuri Cheban

(Юрій Чебан)
Yuri Cheban
Canoe racing
2 2012, 2016
Yana Dementyeva

(Яна Дементьєва)
Yana Dementyeva
Rowing
1 2012 Team effort
Natalya Dobrynska

(Наталя Добринська)
Nataliya Dobrynska
Athletics
1 2008
Nataliya Dovgodko

(Наталія Довгодько)
Nataliya Dovgodko
Rowing
1 2012 Team effort
Valeriy Honcharov

(Валерій Гончаров)
Valeriy Honcharov
Artistic gymnastics
1 2004
Olga Kharlan

(Ольга Харлан)
Olha Kharlan
Fencing
1 2008 Team effort
Olena Khomrova

(Олена Хомрова)
Olena Khomrova
Fencing
1 2008 Team effort
Wladimir Klitschko

(Володимир Кличко)
Wladimir Klitschko
Boxing
1 1996
Olena Kostevych

(Олена Костевич)
Olena Kostevych
Shooting
1 2004
Anastasiya Kozhenkova

(Анастасія Коженкова)
Anastasiya Kozhenkova
Rowing
1 2012 Team effort
Inesa Kravets

(Інеса Кравець)

Athletics
1 1996
Ihor Matviyenko

(Ігор Матвієнко)

Sailing
1 1996 Team effort with Yevhen Braslavets
Iryna Merleni

(Ірина Мерлені)
Iryna Merleni
Wrestling
1 2004
Mykola Milchev

(Микола Мільчев)
Mykola Milchev
Milchev at the center

Shooting
1 2000
Yuriy Nikitin

(Юрій Нікітін)
Yuri Nikitin
Trampoline
1 2004
Vyacheslav Oleynyk

(В'ячеслав Олійник)

Wrestling
1 1996
Inna Osypenko-Radomska

(Інна Осипенко-Радомська)
Inna Osypenko-Radomska
Canoe racing
1 2008
Oleksandr Petriv

(Олександр Петрів)

Shooting
1 2008
Halyna Pundyk

(Галина Пундик)
Halyna Pundyk
Fencing
1 2008 Team effort
Viktor Ruban

(Віктор Рубан)
Viktor Ruban
Archery
1 2008
Ekaterina Serebryanskaya

(Катерина Серебрянська)
Ekaterina Serebryanskaya
Rhythmic gymnastics
1 1996
Rustam Sharipov

(Рустам Шаріпов)
Rustam Sharipov
Artistic gymnastics
1 1996 Also an Olympic champion in 1992
as member of the Unified Team
Yana Shemyakina

(Яна Шемякіна)
Yana Shemyakina
Fencing
1 2012
Nataliya Skakun

(Наталія Скакун)

Weightlifting
1 2004
Kateryna Tarasenko

(Катерина Тарасенко)
Kateryna Tarasenko
Rowing
1 2012 Team effort
Timur Taymazov

(Тимур Таймазов)

Weightlifting
1 1996
Elbrus Tedeyev

(Ельбрус Тедеєв)
Elbrus Tedeyev
Wrestling
1 2004
Oleksiy Torokhtiy

(Олексій Торохтій)
Oleksiy Torokhtiy
Weightlifting
1 2012
Oleksandr Usyk

(Олександр Усик)
Oleksandr Usyk
Boxing
1 2012
Olha Zhovnir

(Ольга Жовнір)
Olha Zhovnir
Fencing
1 2008 Team effort
Zhan Beleniuk

(Жан Беленюк)
Zhan Beleniuk
Greco-Roman wrestling
1 2020

Silver

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Athlete Photo Sport Number of silver medals Years Note
Yana Klochkova

(Яна Клочкова)
Yana Klochkova
Swimming
1 2000
Olga Kharlan

(Ольга Харлан)
Olha Kharlan
Fencing
1 2016 Team effort
Lilia Podkopayeva

(Лілія Подкопаєва)
Lilia Podkopayeva
Artistic gymnastics
1 1996
Inna Osypenko-Radomska

(Інна Осипенко-Радомська)
Inna Osypenko-Radomska
Canoe racing
2 2012 (2)
Zhan Beleniuk

(Жан Беленюк)
Zhan Beleniuk
Greco-Roman wrestling
1 2016
Valeriy Honcharov

(Валерій Гончаров)
Valeriy Honcharov
Artistic gymnastics
1 2000

Winter Olympic Games

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Athlete Photo Sport Number of gold
medals
Years Note
Oksana Baiul

(Оксана Баюл)
Oksana Baiul
Figure skating
1 1994 The first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine
Juliya Dzhyma

(Юлія Джима)
Oksana Baiul
Biathlon
1 2014 Team effort.
Olena Pidhrushna

(Олена Підгрушна)
Olena Pidhrushna
Biathlon
1 2014 Team effort.
Valentyna Semerenko

(Валентина Семеренко)
Valentyna Semerenko
Biathlon
1 2014 Team effort.
Vita Semerenko

(Віта Семеренко)
Vita Semerenko
Biathlon
1 2014 Team effort.

References

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  1. ^ The list excludes Ukrainians who became champions at the 1992 Olympics as they represented Unified Team.
  2. ^ The first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine was figure skater Viktor Petrenko who won gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics representing Unified Team. See here for details.
  3. ^ 12 Ukrainians won gold medals at the 1992 Olympics representing Unified Team. See here for details.
  4. ^ Ukraine Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of the 2012 Summer Olympics
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