| Games: | World Games |
| Games Link: | 2022 World Games |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Noc: | UKR |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
| Competitors: | 104[1] |
| Sports: | 20 |
| Location: | Birmingham, United States |
| Start Date: | 7 July 2022 |
| End Date: | 17 July 2022 |
| Gold: | 16 |
| Silver: | 12 |
| Bronze: | 17 |
| Rank: | 3 |
Ukraine competed at the 2022 World Games[2] in Birmingham, United States, from 7 July to 17 July 2022. Ukraine ranked third in the medal tally (behind Germany and the United States) as well as third by the number of medals (behind Italy and Germany). This was the best performance of Ukrainian athletes at the World Games.[3]
Part of the ticket revenue was announced to be donated to Ukraine for rebuilding sports venues after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] A sum of $54,000 was donated to Ukraine.[5]
Larysa Soloviova won at the age of 43 her fifth World Games medal. Before that, Soloviova won the competitions in middleweight at the 2005 Games (under her maiden surname Vitsiyevska), 2013 Games and 2017 Games as well as the competition in heavyweight at the 2009 Games. As of 2022, she is the most successful female powerlifter in the history of the World Games.
Bohdan Mochulskyi repeated his success of the 2017 Games and won gold in men's ju-jitsu. Both Igor Liubchenko and Oleh Pryimachov repeated their success of the 2017 Games when they won gold in men's muaythai. Svitlana Yaromka and Ivanna Berezovska won medals in both their weight category and open weight. Previously, Yaromka won a bronze at the 2013 Games and Berezovska won a silver at the 2017 Games.
Danylo Filchenko became the first Ukrainian athlete to win a medal in water skiing. Sofiia Hrechko became the first Ukrainian female finswimmer to win the World Games gold medal. Anzhelika Terliuga became the first Ukrainian female karateka to win the World Games gold medal. Bohdan Kolmakov won gold medal in parkour which debuted at the World Games.[6] Alina Krysko became first Ukrainian female to win a medal in wushu at the World Games. Bogdana Golub became first Ukrainian female to win a medal in ju-jitsu at the World Games.
Anastasiia Antoniak won a medal at each of three consecutive World Games. Both Stanislav Horuna and Anita Serogina won their second World Games medal after they won their first medals in 2017. Volodymyr Rysyiev won his second World Games medals after he had been second in middleweight at the 2017 Games. Tetyana Melnyk won her second World Games medals after she had been second at the 2017 Games. Both Orfan Sananzade and Vitalii Dubina won their second World Games medal after they won their first medals in 2017 when kickboxing was an invitational sport.
| width=150 | Sports | width=45 | Men | width=45 | Women | width=45 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| Aerobic gymnastics | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Air sports | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Canoe marathon | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Dancesport | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Finswimming | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Ju-jitsu | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Karate | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Kickboxing | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Muay Thai | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Orienteering | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Parkour | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Powerlifting | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Rhythmic gymnastics | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Sumo | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Trampoline gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Water skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Wushu | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 55 | 104 |
See main article: article and Acrobatic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in acrobatic gymnastics and had the largest team at the Games. Ukraine won four of five medals and became the most successful in terms of number of medals.[7]
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance exercise | Dynamic exercise | Total | Final exercise | |||||||
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Bohdan Pohranychnyi Danylo Stetsiuk | Men's pairs | 28.330 | 1 | 28.510 | 2 | 56.840 | 1 Q | 28.940 | ||
| Viktoriia Kozlovska Taisiia Marchenko | Women's pairs | 28.910 | 1 | 28.270 | 1 | 57.180 | 1 Q | 29.290 | ||
| Anastasiia Semenovych Bohdan Ivanyk | Mixed pairs | 27.880 | 4 | 27.050 | 5 | 54.930 | 4 Q | 22.250 | 4 | |
| Stanislav Kukurudz Yurii Push Yuriy Savka Taras Yarush | Men's groups | 27.980 | 4 | 27.390 | 4 | 55.370 | 4 Q | 28.410 | ||
| Viktoriia Kunitska Oleksandra Malchuk Daryna Pomianovska | Women's groups | 28.170 | 3 | 27.810 | 4 | 55.980 | 4 Q | 28.600 | ||
See main article: article and Aerobic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine was the fifth largest team in the sport (behind Italy, Romania, Hungary and Azerbaijan) and did not compete in the dance competition.[8] Maksym Buben was a reserve athlete.
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anastasiia Isaienko Dmytro Lobusov | Pairs | 18.350 | 6 | colspan=2 | |
| Stanislav Halaida Anastasiia Kurashvili Anastasiia Lytvyn | Trio | 18.444 | 6 | colspan=2 | |
| Kateryna Cherkez Anastasiia Isaienko Oleksandra Mokhort Ilona Shelest Daria Subotina | Group | 18.355 | 5 | ||
See main article: article and Air sports at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in air sports.[9]
See main article: article and Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine was represented in all events.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Valerii Riabov | Short distance | 14:48.65 | 7 QA | 15:46.15 | 15 |
| Long distance | 1:29:27.02 | 13 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Anastasiia Mostovenko | Short distance | 17:48.53 | 8 | colspan=2 |
| Long distance | 1:43:21.52 | 16 | |||
See main article: article and Dancesport at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in dancesport.[11]
See main article: article and Finswimming at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in almost all events in finswimming (except for women's 50 m apnoe).[12]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Serhii Smishchenko | 50 m apnoea | 14.99 | 8 |
| 100 m surface | 36.75 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Oleksii Zakharov | 200 m surface | 1:21.96 | 6 |
| 400 m surface | 2:58.31 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Viktor Riepin | 50 m bi-fins | 19.58 | 6 |
| 100 m bi-fins | 43.12 | 6 | ||
| Dmytro Haponenko Oleksandr Odynokov Serhii Smishchenko Oleksii Zakharov | 4x50 m surface relay | 1:03.36 | 5 | |
| Dmytro Haponenko Oleksandr Odynokov Serhii Smishchenko Oleksii Zakharov | 4x100 m surface relay | 2:24.61 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| Viktoriia Uvarova | 100 m surface | 40.74 | 6 | |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Sofiia Hrechko | 200 m surface | 1:29.57 | |
| 400 m surface | 3:16.22 | |||
| Anastasiia Antoniak | 400 m surface | 3:18.84 | ||
| Anastasiia Makarenko | 200 m surface | 1:34.78 | 7 | |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Iryna Pikiner | 50 m bi-fins | 22.11 | 6 |
| 100 m bi-fins | 48.23 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Yevheniia Tymoshenko | 50 m bi-fins | 22.50 | 7 |
| 100 m bi-fins | 48.85 | 7 | ||
| Anastasiia Antoniak Sofiia Hrechko Anastasiia Makarenko Viktoriia Uvarova | 4x50 m surface relay | 1:11.41 | 4 | |
| Anastasiia Antoniak Sofiia Hrechko Anastasiia Makarenko Viktoriia Uvarova | 4x100 m surface relay | 2:37.62 | 4 | |
See main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in ju-jitsu.[13]
| Athlete | Category | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Oleksandra Rusetska | Ne-waza 48 kg | W 14–0 | L 0–14 | 2 Q | L 0–14 | L 0–12 | 4 | |
| Bogdana Golub | Ne-waza 63 kg | L 0–0 | W 14–0 | 2 Q | L 0–0 | L 2–2 | 4 | |
| Bogdana Golub | align=left rowspan=2 | Ne-waza open | W 2–0 | W 2–0 | L 0–2 | |||
| Oleksandra Rusetska | L 0–6 | |||||||
See main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine managed to qualify 2 male and 4 female karateka, all in kumite competitions. Ukraine's team was the third largest team (after the host United States and Egypt). Kateryna Kryva and Anita Serogina qualified as medallist of the 2021 World Championships. Stanislav Horuna and Anzhelika Terliuga qualified through the WKF rating. Halyna Melnyk qualified as a continental representative. Ryzvan Talibov qualified as replacement athlete. Ukraine finished third in the medal tally in karate behind Spain and Egypt.
| Athlete | Category | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Stanislav Horuna | 75 kg | W 6–5 | W 2–0 | W 8–3 | 1 Q | W 8–0 | L 3–6 | ||
| Ryzvan Talibov | +84 kg | W 4–1 | L 1–2 | 2 Q | L 2–7 | L 0–2 | 4 | ||
| Athlete | Category | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kateryna Kryva | 50 kg | L 1–2 | L 1–3 | L 0–1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Anzhelika Terliuga | 55 kg | D 3–3 | W 3–0 | W 4–1 | 1 Q | W 8–1 | W 1–0 | |
| Anita Serogina | 61 kg | W 7–2 | L 1–2 | W 3–1 | 2 Q | W 3–2 | W 3–2 | |
| Halyna Melnyk | 68 kg | D 3–3 | L 1–5 | L 1–5 | 4 | 7 | ||
See main article: Kickboxing at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine's kickboxing team was the biggest at the Games.[14] Ukraine was not represented only in women's 70 kg category.
| Athlete | Category | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Orfan Sananzade | 63,5 kg | W 3–0 | W 3–0 | L 0–3 | ||
| Vitalii Dubina | 75 kg | W 3–0 | W 3–0 | L 0–3 | ||
| Roman Shcherbatiuk | +91 kg | W 3–0 | L 0–3 | W RSC | ||
| Athlete | Category | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Daryna Ivanova | 52 kg | W 3–0 | L 1–2 | W 3–0 | ||
| Alina Martyniuk | 60 kg | W 2–1 | L 1–2 | W 2–1 | ||
See main article: Muaythai at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine and Thailand qualified the largest number of boxers after the host United States that were allowed to enter a competitor in each category. Ukraine became the most successful nation in the sport at the Games.
| Athlete | Category | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Vladyslav Mykytas | 57 kg | W 30–28 | L 28–29 | W WO | ||
| Igor Liubchenko | 63.5 kg | W 30–26 | W 30–27 | W DRAW | ||
| Oleksandr Yefimenko | 71 kg | W 29–28 | W 30–27 | L 27–30 | ||
| Oleh Pryimachov | 91 kg | W KO–B | W RSC–In | W 30–27 | ||
See main article: article and Orienteering at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in orienteering.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ruslan Glibov | Sprint | 15:41 | 21 |
| Middle distance | 36:02 | 4 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Oleksandr Kratov | Sprint | 18:52 | 36 |
| Middle distance |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | Olena Babych | Sprint | 15:54 | 8 |
| Middle distance | 51:11 | 22 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Kateryna Dzema | Sprint | 16:48 | 15 |
| Middle distance | 47:37 | 16 |
See main article: article and Parkour at the 2022 World Games. This was parkour's debut at the World Games. Only Ukraine and Japan were scheduled to compete in all men's and women's competitions but Bohdan Kolmakov did not start in the freestyle event.[16] Czech Republic and Sweden were also represented by a male and a female athlete but not in all events.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Bohdan Kolmakov | Speedrun | 21.59 | 1 Q | 20.75 | |
| Freestyle | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Anna Griukach | Speedrun | 34.81 | 3 Q | 35.32 | 4 |
| Freestyle | 14.0 | 6 Q | 15.5 | 6 | ||
See main article: article and Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in powerlifting and was the biggest team in the sport, though the country was not represented in all categories.[17] Ukraine became the most successful nation in the sport by winning 7 medals, including 2 gold medals.[17] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | ||||||
| Mykola Barannik | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's middleweight | 360.0 | 260.0 | 302.5 | 922.5 | 106.90 | |
| Vladyslav Chornyi | 330.0 | 220.0 | 290.0 | 840.0 | 99.52 | 7 | ||
| Volodymyr Rysyiev | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's heavyweight | 387.5 | 270.0 | 345.0 | 1002.5 | 108.87 | |
| Danylo Kovalov | 402.5 | 295.0 | 315.0 | 1012.5 | 103.83 | |||
| Oleksiy Bychkov | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's super heavyweight | 400.0 | 340.0 | 375.0 | 1115.0 | 107.92 | |
| Andrii Shevchenko | 430.0 | 332.5 | 337.5 | 1100.0 | 100.94 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | ||||||
| Anastasiia Derevianko | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's lightweight | 187.5 | 115.0 | 180.0 | 482.5 | 100.72 | |
| Tetiana Bila | 187.5 | colspan=5 | ||||||
| Larysa Soloviova | Women's middleweight | 215.0 | 160.0 | 217.5 | 592.5 | 107.02 | ||
| Tetyana Melnyk | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's super heavyweight | 255.0 | 185.0 | 210.0 | 650.0 | 105.63 | |
| Daria Rusanenko | 265.0 | 140.0 | 195.0 | 600.0 | 98.42 | 6 | ||
See main article: article and Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine was represented in all events by the maximum number of athletes.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Viktoriia Onopriienko | Ball | 27.950 | 18 | colspan=2 |
| Clubs | 29.050 | 14 | colspan=2 | ||
| Hoop | 31.950 | 7 Q | 27.700 | 8 | |
| Ribbon | 31.150 | 4 Q | 31.750 | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Polina Karika | Ball | 26.550 | 21 | colspan=2 |
| Clubs | 29.500 | 12 | colspan=2 | ||
| Hoop | 29.050 | 15 | colspan=2 | ||
| Ribbon | 29.500 | 8 Q | 27.650 | 8 | |
See main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine won one bronze medal in sport climbing.[20] [21]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final/Bronze medal bout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Yaroslav Tkach | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's | 5.568 | 4 Q | W 5.76–5.82 | L 6.27–5.45 | W 5.56–5.60 | |
| Danyil Boldyrev | 5.660 | 5 Q | L 5.82–5.76 | colspan=3 | ||||
| Yelyzaveta Lavrykova | Women's | 8.920 | 8 Q | L 12.70–8.79 | ||||
See main article: Squash at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in squash.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16/ Plate tournament | Quarterfinals/ Plate tournament | Semi-finals/ Plate tournament | Final/Bronze medal game/ Plate tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Valeriy Fedoruk | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's singles | L 0–2 | L 0–2 | colspan=4 | ||
| Dmytro Scherbakov | L 0–2 | L 0–2 | colspan=4 | ||||
| Nadiya Usenko | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's singles | L 0–2 | L 0–2 | colspan=4 | ||
| Anastasiia Kostiukova | L 0–2 | W 2–0 | L 0–2 | ||||
See main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine's sumo team was the third largest sumo team at the Games (after the host United States and Japan).[23] Both Ukraine and Japan won 9 medals and became the most successful teams in terms of medals won, but Japan won 4 gold medals, while Ukraine won 3 gold medals. Ivanna Berezovska and Svitlana Yaromka managed to win medals both in their category and in open weight.
| Athlete | Event | 1/16 finals | Quarter-finals | 1/16 Repechages | Repechages quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Repechages semi-finals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | |||||||||
| Demid Karachenko | align=left rowspan=3 | Men's lightweight | W | W | N/A | W | N/A | L | ||
| Sviatoslav Semykras | W | W | N/A | L | W | W | ||||
| Anatolii Khliusin | W | L | W | W | N/A | L | N/A | 5 | ||
| Vazha Daiauri | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's middleweight | Bye | W | N/A | W | N/A | W | ||
| Oleksandr Veresiuk | L | N/A | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | 1/16 finals | Quarter-finals | 1/16 Repechages | Repechages quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Repechages semi-finals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | |||||||||
| Alina Duzhenko | Women's lightweight | W | W | N/A | L | W | L | 4 | ||
| Karyna Kolesnik | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's middleweight | W | W | N/A | W | N/A | L | ||
| Maryna Maksymenko | W | W | N/A | L | L | N/A | 5 | |||
| Svitlana Yaromka | align=left rowspan=3 | Women's heavyweight | W | W | N/A | W | N/A | W | ||
| Ivanna Berezovska | W | W | N/A | W | N/A | L | ||||
| Viktoriia Tsaruk | W | W | N/A | L | L | N/A | 5 | |||
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | ||||||||
| Oleksandr Veresiuk | align=left rowspan=5 | Men's openweight | W | W | W | W | L | DNQ | |
| Vazha Daiauri | W | L | DNQ | ||||||
| Sviatoslav Semykras | W | W | L | DNQ | |||||
| Anatolii Khliusin | W | W | W | L | DNQ | ||||
| Demid Karachenko | L | DNQ | |||||||
| Ivanna Berezovska | align=left rowspan=6 | Women's openweight | W | W | W | W | W | W | |
| Svitlana Yaromka | Bye | W | W | W | L | N/A | |||
| Karyna Kolesnik | W | W | W | W | L | N/A | |||
| Viktoriia Tsaruk | W | L | N/A | ||||||
| Alina Duzhenko | L | N/A | |||||||
| Maryna Maksymenko | L | N/A | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals repechage | 1/32 finals repechage | 1/16 finals repechage | Quarter-finals repechage | Semi-finals repechage | Bronze medal final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | ||||||||
| Oleksandr Veresiuk | align=left rowspan=4 | Men's openweight | N/A | W | W | ||||
| Vazha Daiauri | N/A | W | W | W | L | N/A | 5 | ||
| Sviatoslav Semykras | N/A | W | W | W | L | N/A | 5 | ||
| Anatolii Khliusin | N/A | L | DNQ | ||||||
| Svitlana Yaromka | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's openweight | N/A | W | W | ||||
| Karyna Kolesnik | N/A | W | L | 4 | |||||
See main article: article and Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in trampoline gymnastics.[24]
See main article: article and Water skiing at the 2022 World Games. Ukraine competed in water skiing.[25] [26] Ukraine did not compete in slalom competitions as well as women's tricks and men's wakeboard. Danylo Filchenko was the only athlete in this sport to win two medals. Ukraine was the most successful European team in this sport at the Games.
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Danylo Filchenko | Men's jump | 61.4 | 2 Q | 64.9 | ||
| Stanislava Prosvietova | Women's jump | 37.0 | 5 Q | 43.0 | 4 | |
See main article: article and Wushu at the 2022 World Games.
Ukraine competed in wushu.[27]