Yuliya Tkach
Personal information
Native nameЮлія Анатоліївна Ткач
Full nameYuliya Anatoliyivna Tkach
Born (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989
Kovel, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Tashkent63 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Paris63 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Belgrade59 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Dortmund63 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Belgrad63 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Rome62 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Riga63 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb59 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Baku63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Vantaa63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Novi Sad63 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Minsk62 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku63 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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