Sergey Golubitsky

Sergei Golubitsky (, , tr. ; born 20 December 1969) is a Ukrainian fencer. He is a 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games silver medalist and four-time World Champion in men's foil, including an unprecedented three consecutive titles from 1997 to 1999. He held the world No. 1 ranking for ten consecutive years. Golubitsky currently resides in the United States, and has run the Golubitsky Fencing Center in Tustin, California since 2012. He also collaborated with the Leon Paul company to design a signature fencing blade. He wrote his autobiography, Fencing Is My Life, in 2004. The book was translated into French and published in France in 2013 under the title L'escrime dans la peau.

Career highlights

2000 Olympics: 5th Place (Australia) 1999 World Champion (Korea) World Cup Champion (end of season points leader) Super Masters: Gold Medal (Italy) 1998 World Champion (Switzerland) 1997 World Champion (South Africa) Universiade: Silver Medal (Italy) European Championships: Silver Medal (Poland) Awarded with Order of the President of Ukraine 1996 Olympics: 6th Place (USA) 1995 World Championships: Bronze Medal (Netherlands) European Champion (Hungary) 1994 World Cup Champion (end of season points leader) 1993 Universiade: Gold Medal (USA) World Championships: Silver Medal (Germany) World Cup Champion (end of season points leader) 1992 Olympics: Silver Medal (Spain) World Cup Champion (end of season points leader) 1991 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal Cup of the USSR: Gold Medal 1990 World Championships: Bronze Medal by Team (France) European Cup: Gold Medal (France) 1989 World Champion by Team (USA) 1985 Cup of Ukraine: Gold Medal