Elena Vaytsekhovskaya

Elena Sergeyevna Vaytsekhovskaya (Russian: Елена Сергеевна Вайцеховская;[1] born 1 March 1958) is a former Soviet diver and Olympic champion.[2] She competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where she received a gold medal in 10 m platform.[3] She won Bronze and Silver Medals for 10m diving at the European Championships in 1974 and 1977 respectively.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Vaytsekhovskaya.

Elena Vaytsekhovskaya

Vaytsekhovskaya in 2009
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 10 m platform
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 10 m platform
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia Platform

Since 1991, she has worked as a sports journalist for Sport-Express, and is considered one of the best sports journalists in Russia.[4][1][5]

See also

References
  1. Авторы СЭ: Елена Вайцеховская [Authors SE: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya]. Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Vaytsekhovskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Diving" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 26 September 2008)
  4. Елена Вайцеховская: «МНЕ НРАВИТСЯ ДЕЛАТЬ ИЗ НИХ ГЕРОЕВ, А ЕСЛИ ПОЛУЧАЕТСЯ, ТО В ЧЕМ-ТО ОБЛЕГЧАТЬ ИМ ЖИЗНЬ»
  5. Елена Сергеевна Вайцеховская


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