Yuliya Tkach

Yuliya Tkach
Personal information
Native nameЮлія Анатоліївна Ткач
Full nameYuliya Anatoliyivna Tkach
Born (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35)
Kovel, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dortmund 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrad 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Riga 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Baku 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 62 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 63 kg

Yuliya Anatoliyivna Tkach, née Ostapchuk, (Ukrainian: Юлія Анатоліївна Ткач (Остапчук); also transliterated Iulia, born 26 September 1989 in Kovel) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a member of Dynamo sports club.[1] World champion in 2014, she competed for Ukraine at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4][5]

Career

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she lost to Randi Miller in her first match.[4]

Tkach competed in the freestyle 63 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she defeated Yelena Shalygina in the quarterfinals and Marianna Sastin in the 1/8 finals before being eliminated by Lubov Volosova in the quarterfinals.[6]

She returned from a break to start a family to win a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships before winning the World title later that year.[7]

At the 2016 Olympics, she won her first match Danielle Lappage when Lappage retired injured before losing to Xu Rui in the second round.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Yuliya Ostapchuk". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 26. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020. Ткач Юлія / Tkach Iulia
  3. ^ "Women's freestyle World medalists". InterMat. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Ostapchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Ostapchuk-Tkach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Yuliya Ostapchuk - Events and results". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Stars of September Were Commemorated At the NOC Headquarters". noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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