Lucas de Krishna Ostapiv (born October 29, 1997) is a Brazilian

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

practitioner.

Career

Ostapiv was born in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...

, and at the age of 10 he moved with his family to

Pato Branco Pato Branco ("White Duck" in English) is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The municipality covers 537,8 km2 (206.7 mi2) and has a population of 83,843 (2020 IBGE estimate). Pato Branco started off as a village in 1942 ...

, where he graduated from high school at UTFPR, and studied Civil Engineering at UTFPR, Pato Branco campus.Moção de aplauso da UTFPR
/ref> Among his main achievements until 2021, he was a three-time Brazilian champion (2017, 2018, 2019); university Pan-American champion (2018); Chile Open champion (2019); member of the Brazilian team (category -80 kg); and bronze at the Pan-American championship (2021). At the

2023 World Taekwondo Championships The 2023 World Taekwondo Championships was the 26th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 29 May to 4 June, 2023. This was the first time that Azerbaijan held the event. Competition schedule All time ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the first round but was eliminated in the round of 16 in the Men's welterweight category. At the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

held in Santiago, Ostapiv won a bronze medal in the Men's 80 kg category.Pan 2023: Maria Clara Pacheco fatura a prata, e Lucas Ostapiv é bronze no taekwondo
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostapiv, Lucas 1997 births Living people Brazilian male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 Pan American Games People from Curitiba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Martial artists from Curitiba People from Pato Branco 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen