Viktoria Karpenko (Ukrainian: Вікторія Карпенко, 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]
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.
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.
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Viktoria Karpenko Ukrainian Viktoriya Karpenko 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 Viktoria KarpenkoFull nameViktoria KarpenkoNickname s VikaCountry represented BulgariaFormer countries represented UkraineBorn 1981 03 15 March 15 1981 age 42 Kherson Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDisciplineWomen s artistic gymnasticsLevelSenior InternationalYears on national team1995 2000ClubKherson DynamoGymKoncha Zaspa Kyiv UkraineFormer coach es Oleh OstapenkoMusic1999 2000 The Saint by OrbitalEponymous skillsInvert giant full pirouette to ellgrip uneven bars clear hip circle half turn to ellgrip uneven bars Retired2008Medal record World Championships1999 Tianjin All around1999 Tianjin TeamEuropean Championships1998 St Petersburg Uneven bars2000 Paris Team2000 Paris Uneven bars2000 Paris Floor exercise1998 St Petersburg Team2000 Paris All aroundEuropean Team Championships1997 Paris Team Contents 1 Career 2 Competitive history 3 See also 4 ReferencesCareer editKarpenko 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 editYear Event Team AA VT UB BB FX1995 International Junior Championships 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp Sabae World Championships 51996 Bluewater International nbsp Birmingham European Championships nbsp 4 4 nbsp Kiev International nbsp Trophee Massilia nbsp Ukraine Cup nbsp Wild Rose Invitational nbsp 1997 Chunichi Cup nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gander Memorial 4Hungarian International nbsp Ukrainian National Championships nbsp nbsp nbsp 1998 Visa American Cup nbsp Chunichi Cup nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 nbsp Copa Gimnastica nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Saint Petersburg European Championships 4 nbsp FRA UKR ESP Tri Meet nbsp nbsp French International 63 on 3 International nbsp Ukrainian National Championships nbsp 1999 Visa American Cup 4DTB Cup nbsp nbsp nbsp French International 8 nbsp Gander Memorial 5Glasgow Grand Prix 8 nbsp nbsp Samboo International 7 5 73 on 3 International nbsp UKR Cup nbsp Ukrainian National Championships nbsp Palma de Mallorca Summer Universiade nbsp 5 nbsp Zurich Grand Prix nbsp nbsp 9Tianjin World Championships nbsp nbsp 7 52000 Cottbus Cup 5 nbsp nbsp 6DTB Cup nbsp nbsp 5Paris European Championships nbsp nbsp 5 nbsp 4 nbsp Swiss Cup nbsp Glasgow World Cup Final 7 4 5Sydney Olympic Games 6 11 42003 Bulgarian National Championships nbsp BUL Cup nbsp Gander Memorial 10GRE BUL HUN Tri Meet nbsp Siska International nbsp nbsp Varna International nbsp Anaheim World Championships 192007Amsterdam European Championships 18 5 See also editList of Olympic female gymnasts for UkraineReferences edit GymBox Bio Archived October 24 2007 at the Wayback Machine IG Interview 2000 Olympic All Around Results Guncheva Eleonora 26 July 2003 Kosmopolitizaciyata na blgarskiya sport 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