Rodion Mykhailovych Luka (Ukrainian: Родіон Михайлович Лука; born 29 October[citation needed] 1972) is a Ukrainian yachtsman,[1] Merited Sports Master, silver medallist of the Olympic Games 2004, Class 49er World Champion 2005, European Champion, and Sportsman 2005 in Ukraine.
Rodion Luka went to the Vyshhorod (Ukraine, Kyiv region) secondary school.
In 1985, Luka bore the bell in sailing – he won the USSR (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) “Republican Regatta” and started preparing for the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) Youth Championship.
Luka then graduated from Kyiv State Maritime Academy with the specialization “Navigator, Ship Driver” in 1999.
In 2008–2009, Luka was the only Ukrainian who competed in the most prestigious Volvo Ocean Race global sailing regatta on the “Kasatka (Killer Whale)” yacht as a steersman for Team Russia.