Sofiya Lyskun (Ukrainian: Софія Лискун; born 7 February 2002) is a Ukrainian diver, medalist of the European Championships.[1]

Sofiya Lyskun
Sofiya Lyskun in Kyiv, 2017)
Personal information
Native nameСофія Лискун
Citizenship Ukraine
Born (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)
Luhansk, Ukraine
Sport
SportDiving

Career edit

She won a bronze medal in 10-meter platform synchro diving (with Valeriia Liulko) at the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv and a gold in the team event (with Oleh Kolodiy) at the multi-event 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.[2]

Lyskun demonstrated her appetite for big meet competition when, aged 15, winning bronze at the 10 metres platform synchro event at the 2017 European Championships in Kiev. In 2018, she performed a difficult dive (a back two-and-a-half somersaults and one-and-a-half twists in pike) for 10 metre board that earned her the highest final round mark of any diver and the gold medal.[3]

She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's 10 metre platform event.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Україна виборола третю медаль на домашньому ЧЄ зі стрибків у воду" (in Ukrainian). 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "European Diving Championships: Ruby Bower & Phoebe Banks win gold for GB". BBC. 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ Ukraine's Kolodiy and Lyskun take first Euro diving gold, 6 Aug 2018
  4. ^ "Golden Double for Ukraine, Sofia Lyskun Clinched Spot in Toyko". SwimSwam. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.