Mariia Vysochanska

Mariia Vysochanska
Vysochanska at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Mariia Olehivna Vysochanska
Nickname(s)	Marichka
Born	(2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 22) Lviv, Ukraine
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Ukraine (2017-2024)
Training location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Club	Deriugins School
Head coach(es)	Irina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)	Olena Dmytrash, Olena Ruda
Retired	28 December 2024
Medal record World Championships 2023 Valencia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls European Championships 2020 Kyiv Team 2020 Kyiv 5 Balls 2020 Kyiv 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2023 Baku Team 2020 Kyiv Group all-around 2024 Budapest 3 Ribbon + 2 Balls

Mariia Olehivna Vysochanska (Ukrainian: Марія Олегівна Височанська; born 10 September 2002)^[1] is a Ukrainian retired rhythmic gymnast. She represented Ukraine at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. She won two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2023 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships.

Vysochanska was born in 2002 in Lviv. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old because her mother was a rhythmic gymnast.^[2] Her father, Oleg Vysochansky [uk], is a senior lieutenant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and sustained a serious head injury in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport but survived.^[3][4]

Vysochanska competed with the junior national group at the 2017 European Championships and finished eighth in the 10 clubs final.^[5] Additionally, Ukraine finished sixth in the team event.^[6]

Vysochanska competed with the senior national group at the 2019 World Championships where they finished ninth in the all-around.^[7] They also qualified for the 5 balls final and finished eighth.^[8]

Vysochanska competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. The senior group won a team gold medal alongside the junior individuals. In the group finals, Ukraine won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Israel and Azerbaijan.^[9] They then won gold in the 5 balls final and silver behind Turkey in 3 hoops and 4 clubs.^[10]

Vysochanska represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Anastasiya Voznyak, Yeva Meleshchuk, Daryna Duda, Mariola Bodnarchuk. Five months before the Olympics, Vysochanska had a serious leg injury that required surgery, but she was able to return faster than expected.^[1] The group finished seventh in the all-around final.^[11] After the Olympic Games, she competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.^[12] They finished eighth in the group all-around and qualified for the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final,^[13] where they finished seventh.^[14] Additionally, they finished fourth in the combined team rankings alongside the individual gymnasts.^[15]

In February, Vysochanska competed with the Ukrainian group at the Tartu Grand Prix where they swept the gold medals.^[16] They won a bronze medal in 5 hoops at the Baku World Cup.^[17] Then at the 2023 European Championships, the Ukrainian group won a silver medal in the team event alongside the individual gymnasts.^[18] Vysochanska and the Ukrainian group finished fourth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.^[19] They finished sixth in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[20][21] At the 2023 World Championships, the Ukrainian group finished fifth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.^[22] They finished seventh in the 5 hoops final,^[23] and they won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[24]

Vysochanska and the Ukrainian group began the Olympic season at the Tartu Grand Prix where Ukraine swept the gold medals.^[25] Then at the Athens World Cup, they finished 13th in the all-around and fourth in the 5 hoops final.^[26] Then at the Sofia World Cup, they finished 10th in the all-around and seventh in the 5 hoops final.^[27] At the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, the group finished sixth in the all-around and fifth in the 5 hoops final.^[28] They then won the bronze medal in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final behind Spain and Israel.^[29] Then in July, the group won two bronze medals at the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, in the all-around and 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[30]

Vysochanska was invited to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay alongside representatives from countries in the European Union.^[4][31] She represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Diana Baieva, Alina Melnyk, Kira Shyrykina, and Valeriia Peremeta. The group qualified for the all-around final in third place, including having the highest score in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[32] Then in the all-around final, the group sat in second place after the 5 hoops, but after several major mistakes in 3 ribbons and 2 balls, the group dropped to seventh place.^[33]

Vysochanska announced her retirement from rhythmic gymnastics on 28 December 2024.^[34]

• Mariia Vysochanska at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Mariia Vysochanska at Olympics.com
• Mariia Vysochanska at Olympedia