Yelyzaveta Anatoliivna Lytvynenko (Ukrainian: Єлизавета Анатоліївна Литвиненко; born 11 February 2004) is a Ukrainian judoka.[1] She is a 2022 World bronze medalist in the ‍–‍78 kg division.[2]

Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko
Personal information
Full nameYelyzaveta Anatoliivna Lytvynenko
Born (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20)
Ordzhonikidze, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Coached bySerhiy Sinilov
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2022)
European Champ.5th (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Almada ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Linz ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Linz ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Prague ‍–‍78 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Riga ‍–‍70 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2022 Banská Bystrica ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Banská Bystrica Mixed team
Profile at external databases
IJF50808
JudoInside.com135600
Updated on 3 August 2024

Early life

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She was born on 11 February 2004 in Pokrov, Ukraine.[3][4] Yelyzaveta was doing diving in her childhood. Then she began her judoka career in 12.[5]

Career

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Lytvynenko's first achievement in international competitions was a silver medal at the 2019 Győr Cadet European Cup in Hungary in the ‍–‍70 kg division.[6]

Lytvynenko became a European champion at the 2021 European Cadet Championships, held in Riga, in the ‍–‍70 kg division, beating Eva Ronja Buddenkotte from Germany in the final.[7] She also won a bronze medal at the World Military Judo Championship, held in Paris, in the ‍–‍78 kg division.[8][9] In the same year, she debuted competing at the 2021 European Judo Championships[10] and was eliminated in the first round.[11]

The following year, Lytvynenko won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in the ‍–‍78 kg division, beating the 2020 Olympic champion Shori Hamada in the bronze medal match.[12] She also won a gold medal at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in the ‍–‍78 kg division and a silver in mixed team competition.[13][14] That year Lytvynenko became a European Junior champion at the 2022 European Junior Championships in the ‍–‍78 kg division.[15]

In 2023, Lytvynenko won silver at the Almada Grand Prix and a bronze at the Linz Grand Prix.[16][17] Lytvynenko also received a bronze medal at the 2023 Judo World Masters in Budapest, where she qualified to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[18] That year she competed at the 2023 European Championships, finishing in 7th place.[19]

In 2024, Lytvynenko won bronze medals at the Baku Grand Slam, the Linz Grand Prix and the Tbilisi Grand Slam.[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ IJF profile
  2. ^ "Draw" (PDF). European Judo Union. 5 October 2022. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ "ПОКРОВЧАНКА ЄЛИЗАВЕТА ЛИТВИНЕНКО ВОЛОДАРКА БРОНЗИ НАЙПРЕСТИЖНІШОГО ТУРНІРУ З ДЗЮДО". Офіційний сайт Покровської міської ради Дніпропетровської області (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ IJF profile
  5. ^ "Елизавета Литвиненко: "Хочу дойти до олимпийской медали"" (in Russian). fdd.org.ua. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Спортсмены из Покрова завоевали Кубок области и серебро на Чемпионате Европы". Інформатор Нікополь (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Елизавета Литвиненко выиграла Чемпионат Европы по дзюдо среди кадетов". Judo Federation Dnipropetrovsk Region (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "World Military Championships Paris - Event". judoinside.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Артём Бубырь и Елизавета Литвиненко - лучшие спортсмены клуба 2021 года". Дзюдо Днепр. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Сборная Украины по дзюдо огласила состав на чемпионат Европы". UNN (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Contest Sheet". judobase.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "18-летняя украинка Литвиненко победила олимпийскую чемпионку и завоевала медаль чемпионата мира". ФАКТЫ (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ^ "ЕЛИЗАВЕТА ЛИТВИНЕНКО И ДИАНА СЕМЧЕНКО – ЧЕМПИОНКИ ЕЮОФ-2022 ПО ДЗЮДО". XSPORT.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Сборная Украины по дзюдо завоевала серебряные медали на ЕЮОФ". ua.tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Єлизавета Литвиненко - чемпіонка Європи серед юніорів". Дзюдо Дніпро (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Україна здобула п'ять нагород на Гран-прі з дзюдо у Лінці: медальний залік". Suspilne Sport (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Дзюдоїстка Литвиненко виграла "срібло" на турнірі серії Гран-прі у Португалії". Укрінформ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Єлизавета Литвиненко виграла дебютну "бронзу" на Мастерсах із дзюдо в Будапешті: результат". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Збірна України завершила чемпіонат Європи-2023 з дзюдо з двома нагородами: результати та медальний залік". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Україна виграла першу золоту медаль на Грендслемах з дзюдо у 2024 році". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Дніпрянка виборола бронзу турніру світової серії з дзюдо в Австрії". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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