Ukraine at the Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Ukraine 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.
Previously, Ukranian athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Ukraine has won a total of 69 medals at the Summer Games and five 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
Medals by Summer Games
| 1996 Atlanta | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2004 Athens | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 2008 Beijing | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Total | 26 | 20 | 39 | 85 |
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Medals by Winter Games
| 1994 Lillehammer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Medals by summer sport
| Gymnastics | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Swimming | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 17 | 31 | 69 |
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Medals by winter sport
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Flag Bearers
- 1994 Winter Olympics - Viktor Petrenko
- 1996 Summer Olympics - Sergey Bubka
- 1998 Winter Olympics - Andriy Deryzemlya
- 2000 Summer Olympics - Yevhen Braslavets
- 2002 Winter Olympics - Olena Petrova
- 2004 Summer Olympics - Denys Sylantyev
- 2006 Winter Olympics - Natalia Yakushenko
- 2008 Summer Olympics - Yana Klochkova
See also
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- "National Olympic Committee of Ukraine". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
