Sofiya Lyskun (; born 7 February 2002) is a Ukrainian diver, medalist of the European Championships.

Career

She won a bronze medal in 10-meter platform synchro diving (with Valeriia Liulko) at the

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and a gold in the team event (with

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) at the multi-event

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. 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 Kyiv. 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. She qualified to represent Ukraine at the

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in the Women's 10 metre platform event.

References

2002 births Sportspeople from Luhansk Ukrainian female divers Living people Divers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Ukraine World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Ukraine-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub