Olena Vitrychenko

Quick Facts

Full Name	Olena Vitrychenko
Occupation	Rhythmic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Nov 25, 1976(1976-11-25)
Age	48
Birthplace	Odessa
Country	Ukraine
Birth City	Odessa Oblast
Horoscope	Scorpio

Olena Vitrychenko Biography

Olena Vitrychenko is one of the most popular and richest Rhythmic Gymnast who was born on November 25, 1976 in Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Olena Ihorivna Vitrichenko (Ukrainian: Olena Igorivna Vitrichenko , Russian: Elena Igorevna Vitrichenko born 25 November 1976) is also called Elena Vitrichenko, is an Individual Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnast. She was an 1997 Olympics Bronze medalist. the All-around World champion, and the The European champion of the All-around in 1997.

Vitrychenko quit the sport following her participation in the 2000 Sydney Olympics She claimed that the ever-present politics of judging could hinder her from having greater successes. She also stated that she’s not frightened about her controversial results: “The most important thing that I have learned in elite sports is to experience other people’s victories and to forgive people.”. In the course of her professional career, she took home an impressive nine World titles as well as 10 European titles.

At the peak of a long and well-publicized feud with the head of the Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Vitrychenko was placed 17th at the 2000 European Championships in Zaragoza, Spain, and withdrew in protest. After an official evaluation of videotapes determined that certain judges had clearly discriminated against Vitrichenko, the FIG sanctioned the following judges: Natalia Stepanova (Belarus), Gabriele Stummer (Austria), Galina Marjina (Latvia), Ursula Sohlenkamp (Germany), Natalia Lashtsinkaya (Russia), and Ukrainian Irina Diriugina. Although Madame Abruzzini, the then-president of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee, wanted more severe punishment, such as life suspension, the judges were suspended for one year and excluded from a judging course in Rome. Their federations were forced to select other judges for the Sydney Olympics who met the requirements of FIG. The other 26 judges that were at Zaragoza received warnings and were not allowed to judge in Sydney. It was the first time in the sport’s history that severe inappropriate behavior was proven and penalized.

Vitrychenko coached rhythmic gymnastics in Spain for ten years. In March 2013, she began coaching at the Illinois Rhythmic Gymnastic Center.

In at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Vitrychenko seemed to be in contention for the gold medal being first in preliminaries and second following the semi- finals. Despite a flawless performance in the finals she was awarded scores of 9.8 range (the most impressive score during the rope competition is 9.866). She was second to her teammate Ekaterina Serebrianskaya following the first turn on the rope, but her ball score of 9.800 was enough to knock away from the medal race and forced her to battle for the bronze medal with Russian adversary Amina Zaripova. Vitrichenko was able to win the bronze award due to Zaripova’s mistake in handling the ribbon, and stepping over it prior to her final toss. Vitrichenko will later admit that she felt she was denied the gold. In the next year, she was the World and European All-Around champion.

Olena Vitrychenko Net Worth

Olena Vitrychenko is one of the richest Rhythmic Gymnast from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olena Vitrychenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Olena Vitrychenko was introduced the sport when she was just four an old. She was introduced to the sport by her mother Nina who was an ex-rhythmic gymnast. Her mother taught her in her school, the Deryuguina School in Kiev.

Vitrychenko made her international debut in the year 1986. In her first 1992 European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, she won the bronze medal as part of the Ukrainian group. In 1994, at the World Championships in Paris, she was at third place in the Hoop final. She finished behind teammate Ekaterina Serebrianskaya and Belarusian Larissa Lukyanenko, who were tied for gold medal (9.875) however an increase in result (9.825 up to 9.875) for the then Bulgarian World champion Maria Petrova defeated Vitrichenko from the bronze slot to finish fourth.

After the Europeans, Vitrychenko’s own federation tried to deny her a spot on the Ukrainian Olympic team in 2000. She appealed to the International Olympic Committee who overturned the decision, and awarded her a spot on the team. She performed well at the Olympics, finishing in fourth place behind Alina Kabaeva.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Olena Ranked on the list of most popular Rhythmic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Olena Vitrychenko celebrates birthday on November 25 of every year.