Svetlana Saenko

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Svetlana Saenko
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Saenko at the 2014 Paris Golden Grand Prix
Personal information
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982 (age 39)
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Coached byVictor Peicov

Svetlana Saenko is a Ukrainian born wrestler who represented Moldova at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Saenko was born on 27 October 1982 in Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. [1] She competed for Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom, she competed in the women's freestyle 72 kg event where she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by China's Wang Jiao. [2] In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Moldova in wrestling, more specifically, Women's Freestyle in the 75 kilogram range. She earned a bronze medal.

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References

  1. "Svetlana Saenko". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. "Women's 72kg Freestyle". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.