 Begin fencing in 1990 and was the first coach of the brother.Karyuchenko Igor

after the death of coach Episheva AS in September 1994 he moved to OdokienkoI.I and Averbeh L.V.1995 at 15 years old won the Junior Championship of Ukraine, and in 1997 at the age of 17 years went to the national team for the first World Championships, Cape Town (South Africa)

member of the national team of Ukraine since 1997

1997 3rd place World Junior Championships individual Tenerife, Spain

1998 1st junior world champion Valencia, Venezuela individual

1999 2nd place World Junior Championships.