Maryna Hladun née Samoday (born 18 September 1992) is a Ukrainian beach volleyball player.[1]

Maryna Hladun
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)
Sumy, Ukraine
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportBeach volleyball
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Ukraine
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Gold medal – first place 2023 Warsaw Future II
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rakvere Future
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ios Island Future
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baden Future
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Silver medal – second place 2019 Langkawi Open
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aydin Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ljubljana Winter Edition
Bronze medal – third place 2019 SMM Pak Bara Beach in Satun

Career

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Her brother Valeriy Samoday was a Ukrainian former beach volleyball player, who competed for Russia since 2016.[2]

In 2008, she competed with Tetyana Sukach at the U18 European Championship in Loutraki, finishing in seventh place and at the U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships in The Hague, finishing in ninth place.[3][4]

The following year she represented Ukraine at the European U20 Beach Volleyball Championships with Ksenia Chekmaryova, receiving 5th place.[5]

Competing with Elizaveta Sulima, Maryna finished twenty-fifth at the 2010 U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships, held in Porto, and the duo competed at the 2013 U22 European Beach Volleyball Championships in Varna, receiving 4th place.[6][7]

At the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Maryna won two silver and two bronze medals with Diana Lunina.[8][9]

The following years, she competed with Tetiana Lazarenko at the 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, winning a gold medal in Warsaw.[10]

In 2024, Hladun competed at the European Beach Volleyball Championships with Tetiana Lazarenko, reaching the round of 16.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Maryna Hladun Samoday". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ "Сумчанин принес победу для России на Мировом туре". Dancor.sumy.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ "Women's CEV Under Age CEV U18 European Championships August 28-31, 2008 Loutraki, Greece". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "2008 Youth World Championships - Main Draw Ranking - Women". fivb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ^ "CEV Under Age CEV U20 European Championships August 26-29, 2009 Kos, Greece". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  6. ^ "2010 Youth World Championships - Match Results/Main draw - Women". FIVB.
  7. ^ "Women's CEV Under Age 2013 CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship August 15-18, 2013 Varna, Bulgaria". Beach Volleyball Database.
  8. ^ "Луніна та Самодай – бронзові призерки Світового туру 1*". rofv.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  9. ^ "Діана Луніна". flashscore.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Сумська пляжниця виграла турнір у Польщі". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. ^ "CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024". CEV EuroBeachVolley. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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