Ukraine Win 19 Medals at the 2020 Olympics

Monday, August 9, 2021
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Ukraine Win 19 Medals at the 2020 Olympics

153 athletes represented Ukraine in Tokyo

Ukraine’s entire history of participation in the Olympic Games was the smallest delegation of athletes. In this composition, the athletes chose 1 gold medal, 6 silver, and 12 bronze medals. Also, two athletes managed to win the Olympic medal twice — swimmer Mykhaylo Romanchuk and canoeist Anastasia Luzan.

Medals of Ukrainian athletes for the Olympics 2020:

  • Gold — greco-roman wrestling;
  • Silver — swimming, greco-roman wrestling, karate, paddling, boxing, cycling;
  • Bronze — judo, fencing, swimming, tennis, 2 medals in women's wrestling, artistic swimming, 2 medals in paddleboarding (individual athlete and a team of synchronized swimmers), karate, high jump.

Also, the Ukrainians entered the top five winners:

Fourth place — hammer throw, high jump, keirin, 2 shooting athletes;

Fifth place — 400-meter hurdles, high jumping, pole vaulting, judo, weightlifting, Greco-Roman wrestling.

Ukraine's success in the 2020 Games is similar to the results of 2012. Then Ukraine also won 19 medals, 5 of which were gold.

Since 1996, Ukrainian athletes have grafted the following awards:

  • 1996: 9 gold, 2 silver, 12 bronze - 23 medals
  • 2000: 3 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze - 23 medals
  • 2004: 8 gold, 5 silver, 9 bronze - 22 medals
  • 2008: 7 gold, 4 silver, 11 bronze - 22 medals
  • 2012: 5 gold, 4 silver, 10 bronze -19 medals
  • 2016: 2 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze - 11 medals
  • 2020: 1 gold, 6 silver, 12 bronze - 19 medals

 

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