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Valeriia Maksiuta

Valeriia Maksiuta is a former artistic gymnast who competed for Ukraine and then for Israel, including at the 2012 London Olympics.

born 1987Artistic gymnastics for Ukraine and IsraelThe 2012 London OlympicsMedals at the Maccabiah Games

Born: 27 September 1987, Kyiv
Occupation: artistic gymnast, gymnast

Valeriia Maksiuta was born in 1987 in Kyiv

Maksiuta was born in Kyiv on September 27, 1987. She began gymnastics at age 5, and her first coach was Lyudmila Pasyuta. She trained at a sports school for children and youth and earned the title Master of Sports at 13.

She was a member of the Ukrainian national team for about 6 years. After winning at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, she was invited to join the Israeli team. In 2007 she accepted an offer from Aaron Litvin, owner of Maccabi Tzafon, and immigrated to Israel.

Representing Israel, she won medals at Grand Prix events, the Israeli Championships and other cups, while still training in Kyiv. At the 2012 European Championships she placed fourth on vault. At the 2012 London Olympics she fell on several events and finished 59th in the all-around.

She later became a Pilates and fitness instructor and heads a Pilates studio in Hadera. In 2018 she took part in the reality show Ninja Israel.