Background
She was born in track-and-field student-athlete"s family in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
She was born in track-and-field student-athlete"s family in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
Her school years started back in Ukraine, where she started her first grade in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. First international appearance in long jump was in the summer of 1999 with a second-place finish at the Youth Olympic Days in Denmark. In the fall of 1999, Vika left Ukraine to attend the University of Maine, Orono, United States, at the age of 17.
Her university carrier was highlighted by placing second in long jump at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championships and winning the prestigious Dean Smith"s award as a top student-athlete.
Viktoriya was inducted to the University of Maine Hall of Fame in 2008. On the professional arena Viktoriya finished fourth at the 2006 and 2010 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
She was 11th at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007 and 8th at the Indoor World Championships in Doha, Qatar. She competed in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Academically, Viktoriya received Bachelor of Surgery Degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Maine at Orono, Maine, and Master of Surgery Degree from the University of Rochester, New York in Immunology/Microbiology.
She is currently in the process of working towards her Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. In that year, she also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.