Sergei Golubitsky

Sergei Golubitsky (Ukrainian: Сергій Віталійович Голубицький, Romanization of Ukrainian Serhiy Vitaliyovych Holubyts’kyy; Russian: Серге́й Вита́льевич Голуби́цкий, tr. Sergéy Vitál’evich Golubítskiy; born 20 December 1969) is a Ukrainian fencer. He won three straight world championships in men's foil. He now lives in United States, where he runs the Golubitsky Fencing Center in Tustin, CA. He designed a fencing blade for the Leon Paul company.[2] He wrote his autobiography in 2004, Fencing Is My Life.[3] The book was translated into French and published in France in 2013 under the title L'escrime dans la peau.

Sergei Golubitsky
Sergei Golubitsky in 2017
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
ResidenceUSA
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaIndividual foil[1]
Summer Universiade
1993 BuffaloIndividual foil
1997 SicilyIndividual foil

Career highlights
  • 2000 Olympics: 5th Place (Australia)[4]
  • 1999 World Champion (Korea)
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • Super Masters: Gold Medal (Italy)
  • 1998 World Champion (Switzerland)
  • 1997 World Champion (South Africa)
  • Universiade: Silver Medal (Italy)
  • European Championships: Silver Medal (Poland)
  • Awarded with Order of the President of Ukraine
  • 1996 Olympics: 6th Place (USA)[4]
  • 1995 World Championships: Bronze Medal (Netherlands)
  • European Champion (Hungary)
  • 1994 World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1993 Universiade: Gold Medal (USA)
  • World Championships: Silver Medal (Germany)
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1992 Olympics: Silver Medal (Spain)[4]
  • World Cup Champion (end of season points leader)
  • 1991 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal
  • Cup of the USSR: Gold Medal
  • 1990 World Championships: Bronze Medal by Team (France)
  • European Cup: Gold Medal (France)
  • 1989 World Champion by Team (USA)
  • 1985 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal
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References
  1. "Sergei Golubitsky". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. Leon Paul Company website Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Golubitsky, Sergei (November 2004). Fencing Is My Life. SKA Swordplay Books. ISBN 0-9659468-9-4.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhiy Holubnytskiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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