Darii Lukashenko
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
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Darii Lukashenko (Ukrainian: Дарій Лукашенко) is an Ukrainian right-handed sabre fencer.
Early life and education
[edit]Lukashenko was born in Ukraine and is the son of former fencer Volodymyr Lukashenko.[1]
He attends St. John's University where he is a member of the fencing team. During the 2024–25 season, in his freshman year, he won the individual sabre National Championship.[2][3]
Career
[edit]In 2023, USA Fencing granted Russians living in the United States the right to compete in American competitions if they signed a declaration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] On the Fourth of July weekend in 2023, Russian Olympian Konstantin Lokhanov, who had moved to the United States as he opposed the war, won the gold medal in the individual men's sabre competition at the United States Summer National Championships. Lukashenko and Lokhanov embraced and held the Ukrainian flag together to express their support for Ukrainians during the Russian invasion.[5]
In June 2026, he competed at the 2026 Pan American Fencing Championships and won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a bronze medal in the individual sabre event.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "17-річний шабліст Лукашенко виграв срібло на юніорському чемпіонаті Європи з фехтування". ukr.net (in Ukrainian). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Darii Lukashenko". redstormsports.com. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sitting Down with NCAA Fencing Champion Darii Lukashenko". torchonline.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Three Russian fencers to compete at U.S Summer Nationals". Reuters. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Longman, Jeré (8 July 2023). "With War as a Backdrop, a Russian Fencing Drama Plays Out in the U.S.; The departure of Russian fencers who object to their country's invasion of Ukraine has created a stir at home and left their sporting futures in question". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "The United States of America Wins Four of the Six Individual Gold Medals at Pan American Senior Zonal Championships". fie.org. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.