Historic synchro breakthrough accompanies Ukraine’s first gold of the Tokyo Olympics

Ukraine’s Olympic highlights

According to НОК: Ukraine collected four medals on 4 August at the Tokyo 2020 Games: one gold, one silver and two bronze. Greco-Roman wrestler Zhan Beleniuk delivered the nation’s first gold of the competition, and fellow wrestler Parviz Nasibov followed with silver in the same discipline.

Bronze medalists

• Iryna Koliadenko
• The duet of Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk

The bronze won by Fiedina and Savchuk gave Ukraine its first Olympic medal ever in synchronized swimming. These achievements marked a significant milestone for Ukrainian athletes at the Tokyo Games.

The results highlighted Ukraine’s growing strength on the international stage, especially in Greco-Roman wrestling, long a traditional source of success for the country. At the same time, the synchronized swimming breakthrough opens fresh possibilities for that sport in Ukraine, potentially attracting new competitors and raising its profile among younger audiences.