the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Servant of the People. Three days later, however, he withdrew from the election. Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Since 4 March 2020, Gutzeit has been Ukraine's Youth and Sport Minister. In the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Ukraine won 19 medals (up from 11 medals in the prior Olympics), 16th-most among nations (up from 31st), and 4th among nations per capita, while in addition 12 Ukrainians also won medals for other countries. Speaking in 2021 of his Russian former Olympic teammates with whom he represented the USSR, he said: "television really zombies people there." In December 2021, he announced that Ukraine had decided to apply to host the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics, and the 2030 Winter Olympics. On 28 February 2022, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he wrote: "No one has the right to threaten our sovereignty and freedom... Sport carries the idea of peace. But if the enemy is on our land – .... We will surely win!" See also List of select Jewish fencers References External links Profile at the European Fencing Confederation 1971 births Living people Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Jewish male sabre fencers Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Ukraine Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Ukraine Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games Merited Coaches of Ukraine Military personnel from Kyiv Olympic fencers of the Unified Team Olympic fencers of Ukraine Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Soviet male sabre fencers Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade gold medalists for Ukraine Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Servant of the People (political party) politicians Sportspeople from Kyiv Ukrainian male sabre fencers Ukrainian sportsperson-politicians Youth and sport ministers of Ukraine Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade