Sergei Golubitsky

Sergei Golubitsky
Golubitsky in 2017
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
SpouseRachel Golubitsky
Sport
SportFencing
Event
Foil
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaIndividual[1]
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 DenverTeam
Bronze medal – third place1990 LyonTeam
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place1997 Cape TownIndividual
Gold medal – first place1998 La Chaux-de-FondsIndividual
Gold medal – first place1999 SeoulIndividual
Silver medal – second place1993 EssenIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1995 The HagueIndividual
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 KeszthelyIndividual
Silver medal – second place1997 GdańskIndividual
Summer Universiade
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place1991 SheffieldTeam
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place1993 BuffaloIndividual
Gold medal – first place1997 SicilyTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 FukuokaTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 SicilyIndividual

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 is a 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games silver medalist and four-time World Champion in men's foil, including an unprecedented three consecutive titles from 1997 to 1999. He held the world No. 1 ranking for ten consecutive years. Golubitsky currently resides in the United States, and has run the Golubitsky Fencing Center in Tustin, California since 2012.[2] He also collaborated with the Leon Paul company to design a signature fencing blade.[3] He wrote his autobiography, Fencing Is My Life, in 2004.[4] The book was translated into French and published in France in 2013 under the title L'escrime dans la peau.

Career highlights

  • 2000 Olympics: 5th Place (Australia)[5]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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

  1. ↑ "Sergei Golubitsky". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Golubitsky Fencing Center". www.gfc-world.com. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Leon Paul Company websiteArchived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Golubitsky, Sergei (November 2004). Fencing Is My Life. SKA Swordplay Books. ISBN 0-9659468-9-4.
  5. 1 2 3 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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