| Ukraine at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
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| IOC code | UKR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
| Website | http://www.noc-ukr.org |
| in Gwangju, South Korea 3 – 14 July 2015 | |
| Competitors | 138 in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Ukraine participated at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea. The team won 31 medals and ranked 8th. [1]
Ukraine was represented by 138 athletes in 13 sports. Ukraine was not represented in badminton, baseball, basketball, diving, shooting, table tennis, and water polo. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Fencing | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Football | 20 | — | 20 |
| Golf | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Handball | — | 15 | 15 |
| Judo | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Rowing | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Swimming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tennis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Total | 78 | 60 | 138 |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Artistic gymnastics | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
The medalists were presented awards by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for their achievements at the Games. [3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Serhiy Frolov | Swimming | Men's 800m Freestyle | 5 July |
| Gold | Oleh Vernyayev | Gymnastics | Men's Individual All-Around | 6 July |
| Gold | Rowing | Women's Coxless Four | 6 July | |
| Gold | Oleh Vernyayev | Gymnastics | Men's Parallel Bars | 7 July |
| Gold | Athletics | Men's Team 20 km Walk | 9 July | |
| Gold | Mariya Liver | Swimming | Women's 50m Breaststroke | 10 July |
| Gold | Ganna Rizatdinova | Gymnastics | Clubs | 13 July |
| Gold | Gymnastics | Group – 6 clubs, 2 hoops | 13 July | |
| Silver | Dmytro Kanivets | Judo | Men's -73 kg | 6 July |
| Silver | Oleh Vernyayev | Gymnastics | Men's Floor Exercise | 7 July |
| Silver | Ihor Radivilov | Gymnastics | Men's Rings | 7 July |
| Silver | Ihor Radivilov | Gymnastics | Men's Vault | 7 July |
| Silver | Fencing | Men's Sabre Team | 7 July | |
| Silver | Rowing | Men's eight | 7 July | |
| Silver | Rowing | Men's Lightweight Double Sculls | 7 July | |
| Silver | Rowing | Women's Double Sculls | 7 July | |
| Silver | Nataliya Dovhodko | Rowing | Women's Single Sculls | 7 July |
| Silver | Fencing | Men's Épée Team | 8 July | |
| Silver | Serhiy Frolov | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 9 July |
| Silver | Volleyball | Women's volleyball | 11 July | |
| Silver | Ganna Rizatdinova | Gymnastics | Individual All-Around | 12 July |
| Silver | Gymnastics | Group All-Around | 12 July | |
| Silver | Volleyball | Men's volleyball | 12 July | |
| Silver | Ganna Rizatdinova | Gymnastics | Ball | 13 July |
| Silver | Gymnastics | Group – 5 ribbons | 13 July | |
| Bronze | Gymnastics | Men's Team | 5 July | |
| Bronze | Tetiana Levytska | Judo | Women's -52 kg | 6 July |
| Bronze | Oleh Vernyayev | Gymnastics | Men's Rings | 7 July |
| Bronze | Oleh Vernyayev | Gymnastics | Men's Vault | 7 July |
| Bronze | Judo | Men's Team | 8 July | |
| Bronze | Ganna Rizatdinova | Gymnastics | Ribbon | 13 July |
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