Hanna Ivanivna Lytvynenko (Ukrainian: Ганна Іванівна Литвиненко, also known as Ganna Lytvynenko, born 22 December 1970) is a Ukrainian deaf swimmer.[1] She is 2002 and 2007 WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.[2][3]
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| Full name | Hanna Ivanivna Lytvynenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 December 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editLytvynenko began to swim in the age of 9 and debuted her professional career in the age of 11.[4]
In 1980, Lytvynenko won a gold medal at the Ukrainian SSR deaf swimming championships. Three years later, she won a Soviet Union deaf swimming championships.[4]
Since 1993, Lytvynenko was a member of Ukrainian national team.[1] In that year, she made her Deaflympic debut in the 1993 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Sofia, where she claimed a silver medal in 50 metres freestyle.[5]
In 1994, at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Budapest Lytvynenko received a gold medal in 50 metres freestyle and a silver one in 100 metres freestyle.[6]
In 1997, at the Summer Deaflympics in Copenhagen, Lytvynenko won a second silver medal in 100 metres freestyle.[7] She also broke a world deaf record in 50 metres freestyle (28.05 seconds).[8]
Four years later, at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in Rome Lytvynenko received three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle and a silver one in 100 metres butterfly.[9] She again broke two world deaf records in 50 metres freestyle (28.02 and 27.78 seconds).[8]
In 2002, Lytvynenko competed at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Amsterdam, winning two gold medals in 50 and 100 metres freestyle and a bronze one in 400 metres freestyle.[6] In that year, she was a WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.[2]
At the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in Melbourne Lytvynenko she repeated her achievement of the previous Summer Deaflympics, winning three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle.[10] She also broke two world deaf records in 50 metres (27.39 seconds) and 100 metres (59.29 seconds) freestyle.[8][11]
At the 2006 European Deaf Swimming Championships in Thessaloniki Lytvynenko received three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle with a new world deaf record in 100 metres freestyle (58.90 seconds).[11][6]
In 2007, Lytvynenko made her debut at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Taipei, where she won three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle, a silver one in 4 x 100 metres medley relay and bronze ones in 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 metres relay.[12] At these World Championships she broke a new world deaf record in 100 metres freestyle (58.05 seconds).[11] In that year, she was a WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.[3]
Two years later, Lytvynenko competed at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, where she won three gold medals in 50, 100 metres freestyle and 4 x 100 freestyle relay, two silver ones in 200 metres freestyle and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and a bronze one in 4 x 100 medley relay.[1][13] She also broke three world deaf records in 50 metres (26.79 and 26.15 seconds) and 100 metres (57.29 seconds) freestyle.[11][8][14]
In 2010, she competed at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Dortmund, winning five gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle, 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and 4 x 100 metres medley relay.[6]
The following year, Lytvynenko won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay and three silver ones in 100 metres freestyle, 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and 4 x 100 medley relay at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Coimbra.[15]
At the 2013 Summer Deaflympics Lytvynenko won a gold medal in 100 metres freestyle, three silver ones in 50 metres freestyle, 4 x 100 medley relay and 4 x 200 freestyle relay and a bronze one in 4 x 100 freestyle relay.[16]
After her last Deaflympics in 2013 she finished her swimming career. Lytvynenko is currently a swimming coach at the youth sports school "Chance".[4]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Литвиненко Ганна Іванівна". Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 "2002 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". deaflympics.com. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 "2007 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". deaflympics.com. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Уроки плавания. Как неслышащая спортсменка Анна Литвиненко училась побеждать". nv.uq (in Russian). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sofia 1993 Results - Swimming 50m Freestyle (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Swimming: European Records, progressions and medal history 1967-2019". edso.wu. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Copenhagen 1997 Results - Swimming 100m Freestyle (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Deaflympic Records - Women Swimming 50m Freestyle". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rome 2001 Results (143 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Melbourne 2005 Results (147 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Deaflympic Records - Women Swimming 100m Freestyle". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "World Deaf Swimming Championships - Meet Results". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "На Дефлимпиаде в Тайбэе сборная Украины занимает второе общекомандное место — у нее 45 медалей". fakty.ua (in Russian). 12 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Медалі і рекорди". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "3rd World Deaf Swimming Championships 2011 Coimbra Results". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sofia 2013 Results (195 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.