Kateryna Tarasenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Тарасенко; born 6 August 1987 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a Ukrainian rower. Along with Yana Dementyeva, she finished 7th in the women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Both of them won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event with Nataliya Dovgodko and Anastasiya Kozhenkova.[1]

Kateryna Tarasenko

Tarasenko in 2012
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London W4x
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Karapiro W4x
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marathon W2x
Gold medal – first place 2010 Montemor-o-Velho W4x
Gold medal – first place 2011 Plovdiv W4x
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brest W8x

Tarasenko received Order of Merit in 2012.[2]

Tarasenko is married to Ivan Futryk [uk], an academic rower and European championship winner. They have two children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics Rowing: Ukraine win women's quadruple sculls gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Новости 19-21 сентября 2013 года - 21 Сентября 2013 - Новости Академической гребли". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2023.