Oxana Tsyhuleva

Oxana Mykolayivna Tsyhuleva (Ukrainian: Оксана Миколаївна Цигульова; born 15 December 1973) is a Ukrainian trampolinist who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Oxana Tsyhuleva
Full nameOxana Mykolayivna Tsyhuleva
Alternative name(s)Oksana Tsyhulova, Oxana Tsiguleva
Country represented Ukraine
Born (1973-12-15) 15 December 1973
Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Olympics
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 VancouverSynchro
Gold medal – first place1999 Sun CitySynchro
Gold medal – first place2001 OdenseTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 OdenseSynchro
Silver medal – second place1996 VancouverTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 SydneyIndividual
Silver medal – second place1998 SydneySynchro
Silver medal – second place1999 Sun CityIndividual
Silver medal – second place1999 Sun CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 SydneyTeam
World Games
Gold medal – first place2001 AkitaSynchro

Career

Tsyhuleva competed at her first World Championships in 1996 in Vancouver. She won the gold medal in the synchro competition with Olena Movchan and Ukraine won the team silver medal behind Russia.[4] At the 1998 World Championships in Sydney, she won the silver medal in the individual event behind Russia's Irina Karavayeva. Ukraine won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Belarus. She also won the silver medal in the synchro competition with Olena Movchan behind German trampolinists Tina Ludwig and Anna Dogonadze.[5]

At the 1999 World Championships in Sun City, South Africa, Tsyhuleva once again won the silver medal in the individual event behind Irina Karavayeva. The Ukrainian team of Tsyhuleva, Olena Movchan, and Oxana Verbitskaya won the silver medal behind Russia. She reclaimed her synchro World title with Movchan.[6]

Tsyhuleva was selected to represent Ukraine at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the inaugural Olympic trampoline competition. She qualified for the women's individual trampoline event in third place. In the final, she won the silver medal behind Irina Karavayeva.[7]

Tsyhuleva competed at the 2001 World Championships in Odense, Denmark. She finished eighth in the individual competition. She won the team gold medal alongside Yulia Domshevsky, Olena Movchan, and Oxana Pochynok, and she once again won the synchro gold medal with Olena Movchan. She then competed at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan. She won the gold medal with Olena Movchan in the synchronized trampoline event.[8]

References
  1. "Oksana Tsyhulova". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Oxana Tsyhuleva". Data base Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. Wright, John (23 May 2006). New York Times Almanac 2002. Routledge. p. 2024. ISBN 1135455864. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 23-25 August 1996, Vancouver (CAN)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 09-11 October 1998, Sydney (AUS)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 24-26 September 1999, Sun City (RSA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. "Trampolining at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Individual". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. "The 6th World Games Gymnastics Trampoline Synchro Women". Archived from the original on 16 September 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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