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Sergei Golubitsky

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Sergei Golubitsky
Golubitsky in 2017
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969 (age 55)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
SpouseRachel Golubytskyi
Sport
SportFencing
EventFoil
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Individual[1]
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Denver Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Lyon Team
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 1997 Cape Town Individual
Gold medal – first place 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds Individual
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seoul Individual
Silver medal – second place 1993 Essen Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1995 The Hague Individual
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Keszthely Individual
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gdańsk Individual
Summer Universiade
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield Team
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo Individual
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sicily Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sicily Individual

Sergei Golubitsky (Ukrainian: Сергій Віталійович Голубицький, romanized: Serhiy Vitaliyovych Holubyts’kyy, Russian: Серге́й Вита́льевич Голуби́цкий, tr. Sergéy Vitál’evich Golubítskiy; born 20 December 1969) is a Ukrainian fencer. He won three straight world championships in men's foil. He now lives in the United States, where he runs the Golubitsky Fencing Center in Tustin, CA. He designed a fencing blade for the Leon Paul company.[2] He wrote his autobiography, Fencing Is My Life, in 2004.[3] The book was translated into French and published in France in 2013 under the title L'escrime dans la peau.

Career highlights

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  • 2000 Olympics: 5th Place (Australia)[4]
  • 1999 World Champion (Korea)
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • Super Masters: Gold Medal (Italy)
  • 1998 World Champion (Switzerland)
  • 1997 World Champion (South Africa)
  • Universiade: Silver Medal (Italy)
  • European Championships: Silver Medal (Poland)
  • Awarded with Order of the President of Ukraine
  • 1996 Olympics: 6th Place (USA)[4]
  • 1995 World Championships: Bronze Medal (Netherlands)
  • European Champion (Hungary)
  • 1994 World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1993 Universiade: Gold Medal (USA)
  • World Championships: Silver Medal (Germany)
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1992 Olympics: Silver Medal (Spain)[4]
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1991 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal
  • Cup of the USSR: Gold Medal
  • 1990 World Championships: Bronze Medal by Team (France)
  • European Cup: Gold Medal (France)
  • 1989 World Champion by Team (USA)
  • 1985 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal

References

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  1. ^ "Sergei Golubitsky". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ Leon Paul Company website Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Golubitsky, Sergei (November 2004). Fencing Is My Life. SKA Swordplay Books. ISBN 0-9659468-9-4.
  4. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhiy Holubnytskiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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