Mykolaiv wheelchair fencers won 12 European medals

Athletes from Mykolaiv won 12 medals at the European Wheelchair Fencing Championships, held from October 6 to 11 in Cardiff, Great Britain. Their results made a significant contribution to the Ukrainian national team’s medal tally, as it finished in first place overall.

Mykolaiv’s parafencers won 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. The championships are also an official qualification event for the 2028 Paralympic Games.

The Mykolaiv athletes’ medals were distributed as follows:

• Oleh Naumenko:
  • 1st place — team épée mixed event;
  • 1st place — men’s team épée;
  • 2nd place — men’s team foil;
  • 3rd place — men’s foil, Category B.
• Dmytro Seriozhenko:
  • 1st place — men’s team sabre;
  • 2nd place — men’s team foil;
  • 3rd place — men’s sabre, Category B;
  • 3rd place — team sabre mixed event.
• Oleksii Zakusylov:
  • 1st place — team épée mixed event;
  • 1st place — men’s team épée;
  • 2nd place — men’s team foil.
• Tetiana Pozniak:
  • 2nd place — women’s team épée.

The Mykolaiv athletes are coached by:

• Hennadii Yanovskyi;
• Volodymyr Khrystyk;
• Oleksandr Doroshyn.

Source: Mykolaiv City Council.

Previously, we wrote:

• The world witnessed Mykolaiv’s strength: our parafencers brought home five medals from Budapest
• Parafencers from Mykolaiv won four medals at the European Championships
• From Mykolaiv to the world podium: Alina Poloziuk’s historic success
• Historic bronze: Mykolaiv foil fencer Alina Poloziuk reaches the European Championships podium