Hungary. In the sabre team competition, he and Ukraine finished 6th. Maccabiah Games Gutzeit, who is Jewish, competed for Ukraine at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He competed in the 2001 Maccabiah Games in Israel and won the silver medal in individual sabre. He was defeated in the gold medal final by Sergey Sharikov of Russia. Gutzeit won the gold medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, reaping revenge over Sharikov of Russia, as Ukraine also won the team sabre gold medal. Coach, referee, and official From 2002 to 2010 Gutzeit was the head coach of Ukraine's fencing team, which won an Olympic gold medal in 2008. Gutzeit became an international referee in 2002 in all weapons for the International Fencing Federation. He has since officiated in a number of major competitions, including the 2000, 2004, 2012, and 2021 Olympics. He was vice president of the Ukrainian Fencing Federation from 2000 to 2016, has been President of the Federation since 2017, and has been a member of the executive committee of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine since 2004. In 2014 he said: "I, an Olympic champion, want to appeal to all the people of Ukraine and Russia! ... I won the Olympic Games in 1992 as part of the CIS combined team .... We respected and loved each other! We were like brothers.... I ask all the politicians of the two countries! We must be friends and respect each other .... And each of us deserves to live happily in our own land." In 2010-20 Gutzeit was the executive director of the Ukrainian Olympic Training and Sports Center. Honors In 1997 Vadym was awarded the Ukrainian Order of Merit III, in 2008 he received the award "For Merit" II, and in 2012 he received the award "For Merit" I. In 2004 he received the honorary title of "Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine." In 2016 he received the Insignia of the President of Ukraine. He is also a Ukrainian Honored Master of Sports (1992) and Honored Coach of Ukraine. Gutzeit was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime in 2013. Political career On 26 June 2018, Gutzeit was appointed head of the Kyiv City Council's (Kyiv City State Administration) Department of Youth and Sports. He held the position until March 2020. On 9 June 2019 Gutzeit announced he would take part in