Viktoria Karpenko
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Viktoria Karpenko (Template:Langx, born on March 15, 1981, in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) is a World Championships silver medalist and 2000 Olympian in artistic gymnastics. She began gymnastics at the age of four and went on to become the Ukrainian National Champion in 1996.[1]
Career
Karpenko made her world debut at the 1995 World Championships in Sabae, Japan with strong performances; however, she was overshadowed by veteran gymnasts and did not medal. Shortly after, she injured her hamstring and was unable to compete in the 1996 Olympic Games. The following year, she broke a finger during training and was forced to watch the 1997 World Championships from the stands.
In March 1998 she surprised coaches by winning the American Cup against U.S. hopefuls Vanessa Atler and Kristen Maloney. In April she placed second in the uneven bars final behind five-time world uneven bars champion Svetlana Khorkina at the European Championships. At the 1999 World Championships, Karpenko performed with ease and placed second in the all-around competition.[2]
Things were looking great for Karpenko in early 2000, as she won preliminaries at the European Championships in Paris. Ending up third in the all-around, she also grabbed a silver on the uneven bars, and tied for another second-place finish on floor exercise in event finals. Despite these accomplishments, Karpenko is known for her performance at the 2000 Olympic Games, where she did not earn a medal. A favorite for the all-around title, Karpenko was in first place going into the final rotation. As she finished her first pass on floor, she stubbed her toe, tripped, and fell out of bounds. She subsequently received a score of 8.725 and dropped to 12th place.[3]
Karpenko moved to Bulgaria in June 2002, where the country's Artistic Gymnastics Federation covered the costs for the treatment of her injury,[4] and had two short-lived comebacks in both 2003 and 2006, competing for Bulgaria. Marred by injury, she never retained her form or individual results. Her final competition was at the 2007 European Championships, where she placed 18th in the all-around.
In March 2012, China forfeited the 1999 World Championship team bronze medals to Ukraine, who placed fourth. It was discovered in 2008 that China falsified the age of team member Dong Fangxiao, therefore nullifying her results from this competition as well as the 2000 Olympics. Karpenko and her teammates received the bronze medal.
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Representing Template:Flagicon Ukraine | |||||||
| 1995 | International Junior Championships | 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| World Championships | 5 | ||||||
| 1996 | Bluewater International | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| European Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| Kiev International | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Trophee Massilia | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Ukraine Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Wild Rose Invitational | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| 1997 | Chunichi Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Gander Memorial | 4 | ||||||
| Hungarian International | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Ukrainian Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||
| 1998 | Visa American Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| Chunichi Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Copa Gimnastica | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| European Championships | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| FRA-UKR-ESP Tri-Meet | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| French International | 6 | ||||||
| 3-on-3 International | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Ukrainian Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| 1999 | Visa American Cup | 4 | |||||
| DTB Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||
| French International | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| Gander Memorial | 5 | ||||||
| Glasgow Grand Prix | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||
| Samboo International | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| 3-on-3 International | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| UKR Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Ukrainian Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Summer Universiade | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||
| Zurich Grand Prix | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 9 | ||||
| World Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 7 | 5 | |||
| 2000 | Cottbus Cup | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 6 | ||
| DTB Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 | ||||
| European Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Swiss Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| World Cup Final | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Olympic Games | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Representing Template:Flagicon Bulgaria | |||||||
| 2003 | Bulgarian Championships | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| BUL Cup | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Gander Memorial | 10 | ||||||
| GRE-BUL-HUN Tri-Meet | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| Siska International | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||
| Varna International | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||||
| World Championships | 19 | ||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| European Championships | 18 | ||||||
See also
References
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- ↑ GymBox Bio Template:Webarchive
- ↑ IG Interview
- ↑ 2000 Olympic All Around Results
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