Roman Svichkar

Ukrainian fencer
Roman Yuliyovych Svichkar
Full nameRoman Yuriiovych Svichkar
Born (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 30)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handleft-handed
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team
Military Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Team

Roman Yuliyovych Svichkar (Ukrainian: Роман Юрійович Свічкар, romanized: Roman Julijovych Svičkar; born 23 June 1993) is a Ukrainian épée fencer, bronze medallist in the 2018 World Fencing Championships.

Career

Roman Svichkar represented Ukraine at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, where he was 12th in individual event.

Svichkar earned a place in the national team in 2017. Since then he participates in different international senior competitions. On May 13, 2018, he won his first ever World Cup medal which was bronze in team event in Paris.[1] At the 2018 European Fencing Championships he was 19th in individual competition and 5th in team.

He surprised at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, where he won bronze having beaten the reigning at that time World Champion Paolo Pizzo from Italy.[2]

Personal life

Svichkar is a student at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.[3]

References

  1. ^ Роман Свічкар здобув «бронзу» етапу Кубка світу в Парижі
  2. ^ Двоє українців стали бронзовими призерами чемпіонату світу з фехтування
  3. ^ Roman Svichkar

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