most outstanding
Ukrainian athletes
Oleksandr Usyk
Absolute world heavyweight champion and world super heavyweight champion.
Defeated legends such as Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, proving that Ukrainian boxing is among the best in the world.
Usyk is not only a sports hero, but also an active patriot who supports Ukraine during the war.
Andriy Shevchenko
Legendary Ukrainian football player, winner of the Golden Ball (2004).
Leader of the Ukrainian national team at the 2006 World Cup, where the team reached the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
Player of Milan and Chelsea, coach of the Ukrainian national team (2016-2021), who led it to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.
Daryna Bilodid
The first Ukrainian world champion in judo, who in 2018 became the youngest world champion in the history of this sport.
Bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Thanks to her unique technique and tactical thinking, she became one of the most famous judokas in the world.
Yaroslava Maguchikh
2023 World Champion and multiple medalist in international competitions.
In 2021, she won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, and in 2023, she became the world champion.
She set a junior world record, jumping 2.06 m.
Anna Ryzhikova
Finalist of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, one of the best hurdlers in the world.
Multiple European champion, medalist of world competitions.
Set a number of Ukrainian records, demonstrating consistently high results at the international level.