Andrii Harbar
Ukrainian taekwondo practitioner (born 2000)
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Andrii Harbar (born 11 August 2000) is a Ukrainian taekwondo practitioner.[1]
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
Harbar lived in Krasnyi Luch and was trained alongside his brother Artem Harbar in taekwondo by their father. In 2014, his family was moved to Druzhkivka in neighbouring Donetsk Oblast due to Russian occupation of their home town. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they were forced to move to Kyiv.[2] He studies at the Donbass State Engineering Academy.[3]
Career
Harbar was a bronze medalist in the +87kg division at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4][5] He placed fifth in the +87kg division at the 2023 European Games.[6] He was a gold medalist in the +87 kg division at the European Universities Combat Sports Championship 2023 in Zagreb.[3] In August 2023a as, he won the 2023 European Championships in Olympic Weights in Tallinn, Estonia.[7]
In July 2025, Harbar won a bronze medal in the +87kg division at the 2025 World University Games in Germany.[8] Harbar won the -87kg division at the Polish Open 2025 in Warsaw in September 2025.[9] He defeated the 2024 Olympic champion Arian Salimi before losing against eventual silver medalist Rafail Aiukaev at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in China in October 2025.[10][11]
