Volodymyr Soroka (born 25 December 1982, in
Kyiv
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) is a Ukrainian
judoka
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. He won the gold medal in the under–73 kg category at the
2009 European Judo Championships in
Tbilisi
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,
Georgia
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, and the silver at the
2012 European Championships. At the
2012 Olympics, he reached the third round.
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1982 births
Living people
Martial artists from Kyiv
Ukrainian male judoka
Olympic judoka for Ukraine
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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