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Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
UKR

Competitors
  
243 in 20 sports

Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Website
  
www.noc-ukr.org (Ukrainian) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Yana Klochkova (opening) Vasyl Lomachenko (closing)

Medals Ranked 12th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 7 4 12 23

Ukraine competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Archery

Ukraine's men's archery team took seventh place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in tenth place, six points shy of qualifying as well. Nevertheless, two Ukrainian women (Tetyana Berezhna and Viktoriya Koval) did earn spots via individual qualification in that tournament.

Ukraine has won a silver medal and two bronzes in previous Games, including the bronze medal in the men's team competition in 2004. Viktor Ruban, a member of that 2004 Men's team survived two tie-breaker shots in the semifinals, before beating a Korean opponent by one point in the final to claim the individual gold medal.

Men
Women

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Heptathlon

    * Both Natalya Dobrynska and Lyudmila Blonska originally won medals in the heptathlon, but after Blonska tested positive for the banned substance methyltestosterone, she was stripped of her silver medal, which went to the United States' Hyleas Fountain.

    Boxing

    Ukraine qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Chygayev, Lomachenko, Dervyanchenko, and Glazkov earned their spots at the 2007 World Championships. The remaining four Ukrainian boxers qualified at the first European qualifying tournament.

    Vasyl Lomachenko had an outstanding tournament winning all his bouts convincingly and finishing with gold medal victory in the final when the referee stopped the fight.

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Road

    Men
    Women

    Track

    Ukraine qualified a men's team pursuit entry, along with Volodymyr Dyudya in the individual pursuit, and Lesya Kalytovska in the women's pursuit and points race.

    Pursuit
    Keirin
    Omnium

    Diving

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

    Ukraine qualified teams in both Women's sabre and Men's épée, along with individuals in both women's épée and foil. The Ukrainian women's sabre team captured their nation's first gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.

    Men
    Women

    Artistic

    Men
    Women
    Team
    Individual finals

    Rhythmic

    Ukraine have qualified a group and two individuals for Beijing.

    Judo

    Men
    Women

    Rowing

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Men
    Women
    Open

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled; OCS - On the course side: boat was disqualified for being on the course side of the start line before the start signal and failing to return and re-cross the start line.

    Shooting

    Artur Ayvazyan who had won a pre-Olympic event in Milan, Italy, won the gold medal in the men's 50 metre prone rifle event in Beijing. His teammate Oleksandr Petriv also won a gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event with a come-from-behind effort.

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    Men
    Women

    * Ihor Razoronov who finished sixth in the men's under-105 kg class, was expelled from the Beijing Olympics after failing a doping test.

    Wrestling

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia