Svetlana Saenko is a Ukrainian born wrestler who represented Moldova at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Saenko was born on 27 October 1982 in

Sumy Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel (river), Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country. The city ...

, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She competed for

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at the

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. At the

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held in

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, United Kingdom, she competed in the women's freestyle 72 kg event where she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by China's Wang Jiao. In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

, more specifically, Women's Freestyle in the 75 kilogram range. She earned a bronze medal.

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* 1982 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Ukraine Olympic wrestlers for Moldova Moldovan female sport wrestlers Ukrainian female sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Sumy Moldovan people of Ukrainian descent European Games medalists in wrestling European Games bronze medalists for Moldova Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Moldova-sport-bio-stub