Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko

Yelyzaveta Anatoliivna Lytvynenko (Єлизавета Анатоліївна Литвиненко; born 11 February 2004) is a Ukrainian judoka. She is a 2022 World bronze medalist in the 78 kg division.

Early life
She was born on 11 February 2004 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Yelyzaveta was doing diving in her childhood. Then she began her judoka career in 12.

Career
Lytvynenko's first achievement in international competitions was a silver medal at the 2019 Győr Cadet European Cup in Hungary in the 70 kg division.

Lytvynenko became a European champion at the 2021 European Cadet Championships, held in Riga, in the 70 kg division, beating Eva Ronja Buddenkotte from Germany in the final. She also won a bronze medal at the World Military Judo Championship, held in Paris, in the 78 kg division. In the same year, she debuted competing at the 2021 European Judo Championships and was eliminated in the first round.

The following year, Lytvynenko won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in the 78 kg division, beating the 2020 Olympic champion Shori Hamada in the bronze medal match. She also won a gold medal at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in the 78 kg division and a silver in mixed team competition. That year Lytvynenko became a European Junior champion at the 2022 European Junior Championships in the 78 kg division.

In 2023, Lytvynenko won silver at the Almada Grand Prix and a bronze at the Linz Grand Prix. Lytvynenko also received a bronze medal at the 2023 Judo World Masters in Budapest, where she qualified to the 2024 Summer Olympics. That year she competed at the 2023 European Championships, finishing in 7th place.

In 2024, Lytvynenko won bronze medals at the Baku Grand Slam, the Linz Grand Prix and the Tbilisi Grand Slam.