Viktoria Posmitna

Viktoria began her career in 1985, at the age of 19, when she became interested in judo.^[4] While studying at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, she becomes the champion of the university in judo, football, volleyball and table tennis, a member of the city judo team.

In parallel with judo, since 1994, Viktoria begins to professionally engage in powerlifting. She becomes a multiple winner of the World,^[5] Europe,^[6] Ukraine and Sweden^[7] Championships in powerlifting for the period 1996-2004, 2010, according to International Powerlifting Federation (IPF).

Since 2002, the athlete has been keen on bodybuilding and fitness. Due to this, Viktoria becomes bodybuilding champion of Ukraine, International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), in 2003, bodyfitness, World Fitness Federation / World BodyBuilding Federation (WFF/WBBF), in 2005 and Bodyfitness World champion, in the age category 30+, WFF/WBBF, in the same year. In 2007, she became president of the WFF/WBBF Ukraine Fitness Federation. Since 2008, Viktoria has been living and working in Sweden.

• 1996 - European Powerlifting Championships. 2nd place
• 1997 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Cup. 1st place
• 1998 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Championship. 1st place
• 1998 - Women's World Powerlifting Championships. 3rd place, IPF
• 1998 - European Women's Powerlifting Championships. 2nd place, IPF
• 1999 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Championship. 1st place
• 1999 - European Women's Powerlifting Championships. 2nd place, IPF
• 2000 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Championship. 1st place.
• 2000 - IPF Women's World Powerlifting Championships. 3rd place.
• 2001 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Championship. 1st place
• 2001 - Women's World Powerlifting Championships. 2nd place, IPF
• 2001 - Championship of Ukraine on bench press. 1st place
• 2001 - European Women's Powerlifting Championships. 4 gold medals, IPF
• 2001 - Participant in "Strongwoman" Euro Tournament
• 2002 - World Powerlifting Championship. 1 gold, 1 silver medals, IPF
• 2003 - Bodybuilding Champion of Ukraine, IFBB
• 2003 - Ukrainian Powerlifting Championship. 1st place
• 2005 - Champion of Ukraine in bodifitness, WFF/WBBF
• 2005 - World Champion in the category of body fitness 30+ years old, WFF/WBBF
• 2010 - Swedish Powerlifting Championship. 1st place, IPF

Powerlifting in the weight category up to 82.5 kg:

• Squats: 245.5 kg
• Bench press: 137.5 kg
• Deadlift: 227.5 kg
• Total: 607.5 kg

Viktoria Posmitna has been involved in coaching since 1992. She has trained a number of outstanding athletes in judo, powerlifting and body fitness.

One of Viktoria's trainee is Iryna Kolesnyk.^[8] The athlete is engaged in sambo, judo and freestyle wrestling. Iryna is the winner of the World Youth Championship (2002), the silver prize winner of the World (2003) and Europe (2004) Championships.

From 2000 to 2007, Viktoria was a trainer in Kyiv at the “Arsenal“ gym. She trained both professional athletes and amateurs of various age categories. Her trainees were: Andrii Kovalskyi, the presenter of the program “Fakty. Sport“, ICTV channel, Vоlоdymyr Mzhelskyi, editor-in-chief of 5th Channel, Mykhailo Malyi, “Fakty”, ICTV channel, Dmytro Mukharskyi, actor, Antin Mukharskyi’s father, Yuri Volotovsky, actor, powerlifter. It was at the time when Viktoria began to flourish as a sportswoman.

During the period of coaching at “Arsenal”, Ukrainian television filmed many reportages about Viktoria. Soon the athlete herself became a TV host.

After moving to Sweden in 2008, Viktoria became manager-trainer at the AlbaNova Gym^[9] sports club for the staff of the AlbaNova University Centre in Stockholm.

Viktoria has two sons - Andrii born in 1984 and Vasyl born in 1990.