Yuliya Tkach
Personal information
Native nameЮлія Анатоліївна Ткач
Full nameYuliya Anatoliyivna Tkach
Born (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34)
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

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

  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.

External links


World Champions in women's middleweight (62 kg)
European Champions in freestyle women's middleweight (62 kg)
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