| Ukraine at the Goodwill Games | |
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| IOC code | UKR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
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| Summer appearances | |
Ukraine first participated at the Goodwill Games as an independent nation in 1994, and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Goodwill Games after that. [1] [2]
| Games | Athletes |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1990 | as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) | |||||
 1994 Saint Petersburg | - | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
 1998 New York | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
 2001 Brisbane | - | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
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