Ukraine at the Olympics

Ukraine at the Olympic Games

Flag of Ukraine
IOC code  UKR
NOC National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
Websitewww.noc-ukr.org (Ukrainian) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Austria (1896-1912)
 Hungary (1896–1912)
Czechoslovakia (1920–1936)
Poland (1924–1936)
Romania (1924–1936)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team (1992)

Ukraine first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The first athlete who won the gold medal for the yellow-blues was Oksana Baiul.

Previously, athletes of modern Ukraine mostly competed as part of the Russian Empire (1900-1912) and the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian athletes were part of the Unified Team in 1992. Tatiana Gutsu became the best athlete of the Unified Team in 1992 from the independent Ukraine.

Historically, there were few athletes of Ukraine who also defended colors of Romania, Poland, and others nations. Please note that not all athletes are ethnic Ukrainians.

Independently, Ukraine has won a total of 115 medals at the Summer Games and 7 at the Winter Games, with gymnastics as the nation's top medal-producing sport.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine was created in 1990 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Greece 1896 Athens as part of the Austria, Hungary
France 1900 Paris as part of the Russia, Austria, Hungary
United States 1904 St Louis as part of the Austria, Hungary
1908–1912 as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1),  Austria (AUT),
 Hungary (HUN)
Belgium 1920 Antwerp as part of the  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
1924–1936 as part of the  Czechoslovakia (TCH),  Poland (POL),
 Romania (ROM)
United Kingdom 1948 London did not participate
1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS)
Spain 1992 Barcelona as part of the  Unified Team (EUN)
United States 1996 Atlanta 231 9 2 12 23 9
Australia 2000 Sydney 230 3 10 10 23 21
Greece 2004 Athens 239 8 5 9 22 13
China 2008 Beijing 243 7 5 15 27 11
United Kingdom 2012 London 238 6 5 9 20 14
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Japan 2020 Tokyo
Total 33 27 55 115 32

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
France 1924 Chamonix as part of the  Czechoslovakia (TCH),  Poland (POL)
1928–1936 as part of the  Czechoslovakia (TCH),  Poland (POL),
 Romania (ROM)
1948–1952 did not participate
1956–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS)
France 1992 Albertville as part of the  Unified Team (EUN)
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 37 1 0 1 2 13
Japan 1998 Nagano 56 0 1 0 1 18
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 68 0 0 0 0 -
Italy 2006 Turin 52 0 0 2 2 25
Canada 2010 Vancouver 52 0 0 0 0 -
Russia 2014 Sochi 45 1 0 1 2 20
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
Total 2 1 4 7 33

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gymnastics 6 3 7 16
Boxing 4 3 7 14
Swimming 4 2 1 7
Shooting 4 1 2 7
Wrestling 3 5 6 14
Athletics 2 3 12 17
Weightlifting 3 2 3 8
Canoeing 2 2 2 6
Fencing 2 0 2 4
Sailing 1 2 2 5
Archery 1 1 2 4
Rowing 1 1 1 3
Cycling 0 1 2 3
Judo 0 1 2 3
Diving 0 0 2 2
Handball 0 0 1 1
Modern pentathlon 0 0 1 1
Total 33 27 55 115

Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Biathlon 1 1 3 5
Figure skating 1 0 1 2
Total 2 1 4 7

Flag bearers and the most prominent

The most prominent

The most prominent
Olympian 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Yana Klochkova (swimming) 4 1 0 5
Lilia Podkopayeva (gymnastics) 2 1 0 3
Vasyl Lomachenko (boxing) 2 0 0 2
Inna Osypenko (canoeing) 1 2 1 4
Valeriy Honcharov (gymnastics) 1 1 0 2

See also

References