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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
Height6"0
SpouseRachel Golubitsky
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportFencing
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, born December 20, 1969, in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a legendary fencer and an esteemed member of the FIE Hall of Fame. A dominant force in men’s foil, he won four consecutive World Championships and held the World No. 1 ranking for an extraordinary 10 years, solidifying his status as one of the greatest athletes in the history of Fencing. 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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