Ukraine at the World Games

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Ukraine at the
World Games
Flag of Ukraine.svg
IOC code UKR
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
74
Silver
73
Bronze
68
Total
215
World Games appearances (overview)

Ukraine first participated at the World Games at the 1993 World Games and since then participated in all World Games.

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Several Olympic medallists competed for Ukraine at the World Games. These athletes include Oxana Tsyhuleva (trampoline gymnastics), Anna Bessonova and Hanna Rizatdinova (both – rhythmic gymnastics), Stanislav Horuna (karate), while others were medallists of the World Games and participated at the Summer Olympics (Olena Movchan, Maryna Kyiko (both – trampoline gymnastics), Natalia Hodunko, Alina Maksymenko, Viktoriia Onopriienko (all – rhythmic gymnastics), Anita Serogina (karate)). Both Maryna Pryshchepa and Svitlana Iaromka won medals in sumo at the World Games and competed in judo at the Olympics. Olena Buryak competed in rowing at the Olympics and won medals in indoor rowing at the World Games.

At the 1989 World Games, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian finswimmer Oleh Ananiev won a gold and a silver in individual competitions as well as two gold medals in relays.

Medal count

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting 12121034
Sumo pictogram.svg Sumo 99624
Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg Trampoline gymnastics 83213
Gymnastics (acrobatic) pictogram.svg Acrobatic gymnastics 79824
Muay Thai pictogram.svg Muaythai 6107
Finswimming pictogram.svg Finswimming 361221
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 3205
Indoor rowing pictogram.svg Indoor rowing 3104
Jujitsu pictogram.svg Ju-jitsu 3104
Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic gymnastics 27615
Kickboxing pictogram.svg Kickboxing 2338
Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Bodybuilding 2114
Water skiing pictogram.svg Water skiing 1102
Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling 1012
Beach handball pictogram.svg Beach handball 1001
Parkour pictogram.svg Parkour 1001
Climbing pictogram.svg Sport climbing 0224
Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu 0123
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoe marathon 0101
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 0101
Orienteering pictogram.svg Orienteering 0011
Totals (21 entries)646154179

Most successful Ukrainian competitors

52 Ukrainian athletes won at least two medals at World Games. Among athletes who won at least 4 medals are also Anna Bessonova (rhythmic gymnastics, 6 medals), Dmytro Sydorenko and Anastasiia Antoniak (both – finswimming, 4 medals). Only the athletes who represented independent Ukraine are included in the statistics.

NoAthleteSportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1 Larysa Soloviova Powerlifting pictogram.svg  Powerlifting 4015
2 Olena Movchan Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg  Trampoline gymnastics 3104
3 Ihor Soroka Finswimming pictogram.svg  Finswimming 2114
4 Olena Buryak Indoor rowing pictogram.svg  Indoor rowing 2002
Bohdan Mochulskyi Jujitsu pictogram.svg  Ju-jitsu 2002
Igor Liubchenko Muay Thai pictogram.svg  Muaythai 2002
Oleh Pryimachov Muay Thai pictogram.svg  Muaythai 2002
Alina Boykova Sumo pictogram.svg  Sumo 2002
Olena Chabanenko Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg  Trampoline gymnastics 2002
Oxana Tsyhuleva Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg  Trampoline gymnastics 2002

See also

References

  1. Including invitational sports.
  2. Колумбія зустрічатиме полтавських атлетів у складі збірної України, Полтавщина Спорт, 18 July 2023.
  3. Including invitational sports.
  4. Including two medals in invitational sports at the 2022 World Games.
  5. Medal history of The World Games (remark: it still includes two gold medals from the 2009 World Games Ukraine was later stripped of).