Lyudmila Panchuk

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLyudmila Mikhaylovna•Panchuk (-Kolomiyets)
Used nameLyudmila•Panchuk
Original nameЛюдмила Михайловна•Панчук (-Коломиец)
Other namesLiudmyla Mykhaylivna Panchuk (-Kolomiyets), Людмила Михайлiвна Панчук (-Коломієць)
Born18 January 1956 in Tokarivka, Kyiv (UKR)
Died18 February 2011 in Kyiv, Kyiv (UKR)
Measurements173 cm / 71 kg
AffiliationsSpartak Kyiv, Kyiv (UKR)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Ukraine
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Lyudmila Panchuk was on the Soviet national team from 1974-82. She won an Olympic gold in 1976, a World Championship in 1982, and won silver at the 1975 Worlds. Panchuk missed the 1980 Olympics due to pregnancy. At the club level, she played her whole career with Spartak Kyiv, winning Soviet titles in 1974-77 and 1982-83, and the EHF Champions League in 1975, 1977 and 1983. Panchuk finished her competitive career after the 1983 season due to an Achilles tendon rupture.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1976 Summer Olympics Handball URS UKR Lyudmila Panchuk
Handball, Women (Olympic) Soviet Union 1 Gold