Yuliia Yuriichuk

Ukrainian canoeist

Yuliia Yuriichuk
Personal information
Birth name	Юлія Юрійчук
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25)^[1] Uman, Ukraine^[2]
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event	Kayaking

Yuliia Yuriichuk (Ukrainian: Юлія Юрійчук; born 1 July 1998) is a Ukrainian canoeist. She represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Sports career

Before having qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics, Yuriichuk rarely competed at international level. Nevertheless, she managed to qualify to Tokyo during the 2021 Cup of Ukraine.

Yuriichuk competed in two events at the Games in Tokyo. In the K-1 200 metres event, she finished 5th in heat 4 and 5th in quarterfinal 2.^[3] In the K-1 500 metres event, she finished 5th in heat 2, 3rd in quarterfinal 1^[4] and 8th in semifinal 2.^[5]

Personal life

She graduated from Tychyna Pedagogical University. Her hobby is travelling.

References

^ Ukrainian Olympic Team-2020, published by the NOC of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
^ Yuliia Yuriichuk from Uman qualified for the Ukrainian National Team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo (in Ukrainian)
^ Yuriichuk did not make it to the semifinal in canoe competition (in Ukrainian)
^ "Doctors apply ice": How two Ukrainian canoeists qualified for the semifinals at the Tokyo Games, published by Suspilne (in Ukrainian)
^ Yuliia Yuriichuk and Maria Povkh did not qualify for the final at the Tokyo Games (in Ukrainian)