Halyna Pundyk


Halyna Vasylivna Pundyk is a Ukrainian gold medallist in sabre fencing. She was a member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Ukrainian women's team won gold in the Sabre final beating Russia during the 2009 and 2010 European Fencing Championships. At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Pundyk and her teammates beat France to win gold. The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the "Sports Heroes of the Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010.
Halyna's brother, Dmytro, is also a high performance fencer.