Yana Stadnik is a Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 wrestler who competes internationally for Great Britain

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and, as of April 2011, was in the process of gaining UK citizenshup . She competed in the 2009 World Wrestling Championships finishing 5th in the 48 kg category and was 7th in the same weight category at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships. Her most notable performanance came in the 2010 European Wrestling Championships

2010 European Wrestling Championships

The 2010 FILA European Wrestling Championships was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from April 13 to April 18, 2010.Because of the ongoing dispute over Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia chose not to compete at this event for the safety of their wrestlers.-Medal table:-Team ranking:-Men's...

 where she won a silver medal. She was the first female to win a medal at European championship level for Britain.

Personal life

Her brother is Olympic medallist Andriy Stadnik

Andriy Stadnik

Andriy Stadnik is a male wrestler from Ukraine. He won a silver medal in the Men's freestyle 66kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Personal life:...

. Her sister-in-law Mariya Stadnik

Mariya Stadnik

Mariya Vasilyevna Stadnik is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ukrainian descent, who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.-Personal life:...

competes in the same weight category as Yana and was World champion in 2009.