# Lessia Leskiv > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lessia_Leskiv > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lessia_Leskiv.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessia_Leskiv > Source revision: 1311464558 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Ukrainian sport shooter (born 1963)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = #d09df2 | name = Lessia Leskiv | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Lesia Severynivna Leskiv | nickname = | nationality = {{UKR}} | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Rohatyn](/source/Rohatyn), [Ukrainian SSR](/source/Ukrainian_SSR),
[Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.73|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | website = | country = | sport = [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sport) | event = 10 m air rifle ([AR40](/source/AR40))
50 m rifle 3 positions ([STR3X20](/source/STR3X20))
300 m rifle 3 positions
([300STR3X20](/source/300STR3X20)) | club = Club Lvov Army Forces | coach = Vyacheslav Vysochyn | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [shooting](/source/Shooting_sport)}} {{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships)}} {{MedalCountry | {{UKR}}}} {{MedalSilver | [1994 Milan](/source/1994_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) | STR3X20 }} {{MedalCountry | the {{URS}}}} {{MedalSilver | [1982 Caracas](/source/1982_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) | STR3X20 }} {{MedalSilver | [1982 Caracas](/source/1982_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) | AR40 }} {{MedalCompetition | [European Championships](/source/European_Shooting_Championships)}} {{MedalCountry | {{UKR}}}} {{MedalGold | [1993 Brno](/source/1993_European_Shooting_Championships) | STR60PR }} {{MedalGold | [2017 Baku](/source/2017_European_Shooting_Championships) | 50m rifle prone team}} {{MedalBronze | [1995 Bordeaux](/source/1995_European_Shooting_Championships) | STR60PR }} {{MedalBronze | [2013 Osijek](/source/2013_European_Shooting_Championships) | 300STR3X20 }} {{MedalBronze | [2015 Maribor](/source/2015_European_Shooting_Championships) | 300STR3X20 }} {{MedalCountry | the {{URS}}}} {{MedalBronze | [1991 Bologna](/source/1991_European_Shooting_Championships) | STR60PR }} | show-medals = yes }} '''Lesia Severynivna Leskiv''' (also ''Lessia Leskiv'', {{langx|uk|Леся Северинівна Леськів}}; born 17 October 1963 in [Rohatyn](/source/Rohatyn)) is a Ukrainian sport shooter.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Lessia Leskiv |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lesia-leskiv-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lesia-leskiv-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=15 June 2015}} She represented [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) in rifle shooting in the Olympic Games in [1996](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics), [2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), and [2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics), finishing within the top fifteen in the games.{{cite web |title=ISSF Profile – Lessia Leskiv |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHUKRW1710196301 |publisher=[ISSF](/source/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation) |accessdate=15 June 2015}} Leskiv also earned four medals (three silvers and one bronze) at the [World Championships](/source/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships), and five more, including three golds, at the [European Championships](/source/European_Shooting_Championships), bringing them up to her remarkable career tally of nine. A full-fledged member of the Lvov Army Forces, Leskiv trained for the shooting club under her personal coach Vadym Vysochyn. Leskiv started out as a member of the Soviet shooting squad at the 1984 [Friendship Games](/source/Friendship_Games) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), where she took home the silver medal in the rifle three positions. Although she missed out a chance to compete in two succeeding editions of the Olympic Games, Leskiv managed to successfully claim four medals, three silvers and one bronze, in rifle shooting at the [ISSF World Shooting Championships](/source/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) between 1982 and 1994. Following [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine)'s official debut at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) as an independent nation, Leskiv was selected to compete for the nation's Olympic shooting squad. She wound up an eighth spot in the [10 m air rifle](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle), and then shared a ninth position with Switzerland's [Gaby Bühlmann](/source/Gaby_B%C3%BChlmann) and Germany's [Petra Horneber](/source/Petra_Horneber) in the [50 m rifle 3 positions](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions), accumulating a tally of 494.2 and 579 points, respectively.{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996: Shooting – Women's 10m Air Rifle |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p2.pdf |work=[Atlanta 1996](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation) |page=119 |accessdate=29 March 2015}}{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996: Shooting – Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p2.pdf |work=[Atlanta 1996](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation) |page=120 |accessdate=29 March 2015}} At the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Leskiv dropped her position from the previous Games to fifteenth with a score of 392 points in the [10 m air rifle](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle).{{cite web |title=Sydney 2000: Shooting – Women's 10m Air Rifle |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sh/SHresults.pdf |work=[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation) |pages=78–80 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071618/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sh/SHresults.pdf |url-status=dead }} She redeemed herself with a score of 579 in the prelims to share the ninth spot with Norway's Lindy Hansen in the [50 m rifle 3 positions](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions), but fell short of a chance to compete for the final by a single point.{{cite web |title=Sydney 2000: Shooting – Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sh/SHresults.pdf |work=[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation) |pages=81–86 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071618/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sh/SHresults.pdf |url-status=dead }} Eight years after competing in her first Olympics, Leskiv qualified for her third Ukrainian team, as a 40-year-old, in rifle shooting at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens) by finishing seventh and having achieved a minimum score of 398 in the 10 m air rifle from the 2004 ISSF World Cup series.{{cite news |first=Olena |last=Sadovnik |title=Афіни чекають |trans-title=Waiting for Athens |language=uk |url=http://postup.brama.com/usual.php?what=18686 |publisher=Postup |date=15 January 2004 |accessdate=15 June 2015}} In the [women's 10 m air rifle](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle), Leskiv finished fourteenth in the prelims with a total score of 394, tying her position with five other shooters including her teammate [Natallia Kalnysh](/source/Natallia_Kalnysh).{{cite web |title=Shooting: Women's 10m Air Rifle Prelims |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532204.stm |work=[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=15 August 2004 |access-date=31 January 2013}} On her second event, the [50 m rifle 3 positions](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions), Leskiv got off to a rough start in the prone with 192 points and then continued to drop rapidly into the bottom of the field by a two-point deficit in the standing position with 190. Ending towards the kneeling series smoothly with a satisfying shot of 193, Leskiv collected a total of 575 points to share a thirteenth spot with Bühlmann and India's [Anjali Bhagwat](/source/Anjali_Bhagwat) in the prelims, but failed to advance further into the final round by a four-point deficit.{{cite web |title=Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532212.stm |work=[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=15 August 2004 |access-date=31 January 2013}} ==Olympic results== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !Event !1996 !2000 !2004 |- |align=left|[50 metre rifle three positions](/source/50_metre_rifle_three_positions) |[9th](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions)
579 |[9th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions)
579 |[13th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions)
575 |- |align=left|[10 metre air rifle](/source/10_metre_air_rifle) |style="background: #ccffcc"|[8th](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle)
394+100.2 |[15th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle)
392 |[14th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle)
394 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{ISSF name|SHUKRW1710196301}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leskiv, Lessia}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Ukrainian female sport shooters Category:Olympic shooters for Ukraine Category:Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:People from Rohatyn Category:Shooters at the 2015 European Games Category:European Games competitors for Ukraine Category:Sportspeople from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Category:20th-century Ukrainian sportswomen Category:21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lessia Leskiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessia_Leskiv) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessia_Leskiv?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.