Maryna Lytovchenko

Maryna Lytovchenko
Personal information
Born (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityCerebral palsy
C6
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSingles C6
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisSingles C6
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 LaskoSingles C6
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BratislavaTeams C6-7
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 LignanoTeams C6-8
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleSingles C6
Bronze medal – third place2017 LaskoSingles C6

Maryna Lytovchenko (born 26 May 1991) is a Ukrainian para table tennis player who has mild cerebral palsy.[1][2]

Career

Maryna Lytowtschenko was born with mild cerebral palsy. She competed in four European Championships, winning bronze four times, three times in singles and once with the team. In 2017, the Ukrainian won silver with the team at the World Championships, and a year later she won gold in singles. Thanks to her strong performances, including at smaller tournaments, she was eventually nominated for the 2016 Paralympics, where Lytovchenko won the match for third place. She lives in Kharkiv and studies at the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "IPTTF Profile - Maryna Lytovchenko". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 29 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Karazin University Student Maryna Lytovchenko Wins at the European Table Tennis Championship". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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