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Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko

Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko

Ukrainian judoka (born 2004)

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]

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Early life

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

Career

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