Anastasia Rybka
Anastasia Rybka (sometimes Anastasiia Rybka; Ukrainian: Анастасія Рибка) is a Ukrainian-American table tennis player and coach.
| Native name | Анастасія Рибка |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Ukraine |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Born | March 25, 1993 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| College | Texas Wesleyan University |
Rybka was born in Ukraine on March 25, 1993. She is from Kyiv. Her father is Nikolay Rybka. She is left-handed.
She began playing table tennis at the age of nine years. She eventually reached the number-one spot in her age category in Ukraine. At age eighteen, she won a Ukrainian national gold medal in each possible juniors category (singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and teams), in the same tournament. She also coached in Ukraine.
She received a table-tennis scholarship to Texas Wesleyan University to study toward a master's degree in education. She both played and coached there. She later moved to Los Angeles to work as a coach.
She is considered one of the Texas Wesleyan table tennis team's best-known alumni.