Yuliia Dzhyma
Dzhyma in 2017
Personal information
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Professional information
ClubSkhid Kyiv
World Cup debut2012
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2012–2021)
Medals5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (2011/12–)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums5
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Nové Město4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2017 Hochfilzen4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Östersund4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Pokljuka4 x 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 RidannaRelay
Gold medal – first place2012 OsrblieRelay
Gold medal – first place2015 OtepääRelay
Gold medal – first place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójSprint
Gold medal – first place2020 RaubichiMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2013 BanskoSprint
Silver medal – second place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójPursuit
Silver medal – second place2023 LenzerheideIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2013 BanskoRelay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójMixed relay
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 UfaIndividual
Updated on 25 January 2023.

Yuliia Valentynivna Dzhyma (Ukrainian: Юлія Валентинівна Джима; born 19 September 1990) is a Ukrainian World Cup level biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian biathletes of the 2010s.

Career

She took up biathlon in Kyiv, where she lives. At the beginning of her sporting career, she wasn't seen as a promising rising athlete. She didn't show good results in skiing, so trainers were doubtful whether she would be a good biathlete.[1]

In January 2008, she competed in her first international competition, Junior World Championships in German Ruhpolding. Next three years, she was a member of the Ukrainian junior team. Dzhyma had pretty good results, including bronze in the individual race at 2009 Junior European Championships.

On 4 January 2012, she debuted in German Oberhof in the women's relay with a team which later would win Olympic gold. Then they finished 8th. In two days, she had her first race in sprint, finishing 34th. Next season, 2012–13, she had one victory and two podiums in relay races. In 2013–14 season, she had her first podium in pursuit in Austrian Hochfilzen, finishing second. At the 2013 World Championships, she took silver in relay competition.

Stamps of Ukraine, 2014. Dzhima is second from right

Together with Vita Semerenko, Valentyna Semerenko and Olena Bilosiuk she won the gold medal in the Women's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.

The following two seasons after the Olympics weren't very successful, but she had some Top-10 results. Her performances improved in 2016–17 season: in all World Cup rankings, she achieved her highest rankings, including a place in the Top-10 of the general World Cup classification for the first time in her career. That year she won three medals at 2017 European Championships in Polish Duszniki-Zdrój, which was the most successful European championships for Yuliia. Next month she received her second silver relay World Championships medal.

Pre-Olympic 2017–18 season started very successfully for her since in two opening races in Swedish Östersund, she finished third. On 28 December 2017, she participated in the prestigious commercial competition World Team Challenge, where she placed 5th together with Belgian biathlete Michael Rösch. She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] Due to illness she didn't take part in sprint. Besides, Ukrainian coaches thought she would qualify to mass start, but they were incompetent in rules regarding mass start qualification, so Yuliia participated only in the individual race, where she was 20th.[3] In relay competitions she was 7th in mixed relay and 11th in the classical relay.

She received the Best Athlete of a Month award from National Olympic Committee of Ukraine in January 2017.

Personal life

Yuliia's father is a former Ukrainian biathlete Valentyn Dzhyma who participated at 1994 Winter Olympics and finished his career the following year. Her mother is also an athlete.

Since childhood, her hobby has been painting.[4]

Dzhyma studied foreign languages and social communications at Sumy State University.

After 2018 Winter Olympics, there were some rumors that Yuliia Dzyma being younger than 23 years, was dating the head coach of the Ukrainian women's national team Uroš Velepec.[5]

Biathlon results

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 7th 42nd DNS 22nd Gold –
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 20th – – – 11th 7th
China 2022 Beijing 10th 8th 13th 7th 7th 13th

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding – 39th 48th – – – —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 13th – – – Silver 9th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 38th – – – 6th 11th
Norway 2016 Oslo 22nd 31st 9th 25th 5th –
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 9th 22nd 23rd 6th Silver 5th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 12th 54th DNS – Bronze – –
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 27th 22nd 19th – Bronze 5th –
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 32nd 37th 25th – Bronze 4th –

World Cup

Individual podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionPlacement
2013–14Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaPursuit2nd
2017–18Sweden Östersund, SwedenIndividual3rd
Sweden Östersund, SwedenSprint3rd
Norway Oslo, NorwaySprint3rd
2018–19Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaIndividual1st
2019–20Sweden Östersund, SwedenIndividual2nd
2020–21Italy Antholz, ItalyIndividual2nd
2020–21Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech RepublicSprint2nd

Relay podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionPlacement
2012–13Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaRelay2nd
Germany Oberhof, GermanyRelay1st
Russia Sochi, RussiaRelay2nd
2013–14Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaRelay1st
France Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, FranceRelay2nd
2014–15Italy Antholz, ItalyRelay3rd
Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech RepublicSingle mixed relay3rd
2015–16Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaRelay3rd
Germany Ruhpolding, GermanyRelay1st
United States Presque Isle, United StatesRelay2nd
2016–17Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaRelay3rd
2017–18Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaRelay2nd

Positions

SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass startsOverall
2011–12486860
2012–132120383630
2013–14182820918
2014–151534213124
2015–161715131413
2016–17813948
2017–18212171911
2018–19750603837
2019–201041374336
2020–21416202617
2021–223835424741
2022–23

Individual victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
12018/196 December 2018Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia15 km IndividualWorld Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Yuliia Dzhima: "First I cried and wished anything except sport..." (with photos)". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Yuliia Dzyma may not qualify for mass start at 2018 Winter Olympics due to coaches' mistake". segodnya.ua. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Yuliia Dzhima: "First I cried and wished anything except sport..." (with photos)". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Urainian biathlete is dating notorious coach". sport.znaj.ua. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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