In 2018, Maksymenko debuted at the international junior tournament "Challenge Wratislavia" in Wrocław, winning a bronze medal in individual épée.[3]
In 2021, she won a silver medal at the Budapest Cup in the team épée competition.[4] Maksymenko also received gold in the individual épée competition at the tournament Belgrade Open.[5]
The following year, she competed at the 2022 European Cadets Championships, held in Novi Sad, finishing 6th in the team épée competition.[6]
At the 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Dubai Maksymenko won a silver medal in the individual épée competition, losing Aleyna Ertürk from Turkey in final tournament.[7]
In 2023, Maksymenko debuted competing at the Junior Fencing World Cup stage in Laupheim, winning a gold medal in the individual épée competition.[8] She also competed at the 2023 European Cadets Championships in Tallinn, where she won two bronze medals in the individual and team épée competitions.[9]
At the 2023 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Plovdiv Maksymenko won a bronze medal in junior individual épée competition, losing Alicja Klasik from Poland in semifinals.[10]
The following year, Maksymenko became four-time European champion among juniors and cadets at the European Cadets Championships in Napoli in the individual and team épée competitions.[11][12]
Maksymenko also became World champion in the cadets individual épée competition at the 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Riyadh, defeating Sharika Gajjala from the United States in final tournament.[13]
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