Olena Kostevych

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Olena Dmytrivna Kostevych (Ukrainian: Олена Дмитрівна Костевич, born 14 April 1985) is a Ukrainian pistol shooter. She is the 2004 Olympic champion in the 10 metre air pistol event, 2002 World champion in 10 m air pistol event and 2018 World champion in 25 m pistol event. She is also multiple European Championships champion and medalist as well as Universiade champion.

FullnameOlena Dmytrivna Kostevych
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 41)
Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
EducationChernihiv State Technological University[1]
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Olena Kostevych
Kostevych at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOlena Dmytrivna Kostevych
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 41)
Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
EducationChernihiv State Technological University[1]
Years active2000–
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportShooting
Event(s)
AP40, SP
ClubDinamo[1]
Coached byIgor Cheredinov[1]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 3
World Championships 2 2 2
European Games 1 0 2
European Championships 7 10 6
Universiade 3 2 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2012 London10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2012 London25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoMixed 10 m air pistol
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Lahti10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2018 Changwon25 m pistol
Silver medal – second place2014 Granada10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2023 Baku25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place2018 Changwon10 m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cairo25 m standard pistol mixed team
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska25 m pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2019 Minsk25 m standard pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska10 m air pistol
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Arnhem10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2015 Maribor25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place2016 Győr10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 Osijek10 m air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 Osijek10 m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2022 Hamar10 m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2024 Győr10 m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2003 Gothenburg10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2004 Győr10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2012 Vierumäki10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2016 Győr10 m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2017 Maribor10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2019 Osijek10 m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place2019 Bologna25 m standard pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2022 Wrocław25 m pistol team
Silver medal – second place2024 Győr10 m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place2026 Osijek25 m standard pistol
Bronze medal – third place2011 Brescia10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2013 Odense10 m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2015 Maribor25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place2018 Győr10 m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bologna50 m pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2025 Osijek10 m air pistol trio
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2007 Banghkok10 m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place2013 Kazan25 m pistol
Silver medal – second place2007 Banghkok10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan25 m pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2007 Banghkok25 m pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen10 m air pistol team
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Personal life

Kostevych was born in Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She moved to her mother's city Chernihiv and she was a student at the Chernihiv State Technological University in Chernihiv, Ukraine.[2]

Career

Kostevych competes for Ukraine. At the age of 17, she won the 10 m air pistol event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. She followed this with a victory in the 2003 ISSF World Cup Final, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she placed 26th in the 25 metre pistol event and 31st in 10 metre air pistol. Her Ukrainian record of 394 is one point higher than the world record.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Kostevych won bronze medals in the 10 metre air pistol and 25 meter sport pistol competitions.[3][4] She won no medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo, 25 July 2021), she won 4th place in the 10 metre air pistol competition; on 27 July 2021 Olena Kostevych and Oleg Omelchuk won a bronze medal in the ten-metre air pistol.

Olympic results

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Event 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
10 metre air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
384+99.3		 31st
378		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
387+99.6		 28th
378		 4th
197.6
25 metre pistol 27th
569		 26th
575		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
788.6		 22nd
575		 23rd
579
10 metre air pistol mixed team - - - - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
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  • Olena KostevychWorld Cup'06 in Munich, Women's Air Pistol event
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    World Cup'06 in Munich, Women's Air Pistol event

Records

More information Current world records held in 10 meter air pistol ...
Current world records held in 10 meter air pistol
Women Qualification591 Jiang Ranxin (CHN)Oct 15, 2022Cairo (EGY)edit
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