Ukraine at the World Games

Ukraine first participated at the World Games at the 1993 World Games and since then participated in all World Games.

Several Olympic medallists competed for Ukraine at the World Games. These athletes include Oxana Tsyhuleva (trampoline gymnastics), Anna Bessonova and Hanna Rizatdinova (both – rhythmic gymnastics), Stanislav Horuna (karate), while others were medallists of the World Games and participated at the Summer Olympics (Olena Movchan, Maryna Kyiko (both – trampoline gymnastics), Natalia Hodunko, Alina Maksymenko, Viktoriia Onopriienko (all – rhythmic gymnastics), Anita Serogina (karate)). Both Maryna Pryshchepa and Svitlana Iaromka won medals in sumo at the World Games and competed in judo at the Olympics. Olena Buryak competed in rowing at the Olympics and won medals in indoor rowing at the World Games.

At the 1989 World Games, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian finswimmer Oleh Ananiev won a gold and a silver in individual competitions as well as two gold medals in relays.

Most successful Ukrainian competitors
52 Ukrainian athletes won at least two medals at World Games. Among athletes who won more at least 4 medals are also Anna Bessonova (rhythmic gymnastics, 6 medals), Dmytro Sydorenko and Anastasiia Antoniak (both – finswimming, 4 medals). Only the athletes who represented independent Ukraine are included in the statistics.