Iryna Amshennikova
Iryna Vitaliïvna Amshennikova (Ukrainian: Ірина Віталіївна Амшеннікова, born 19 May 1986) is a Ukrainian backstroke swimmer. She had her best achievements in short course competitions, where she won bronze at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 200 m backstroke[1] and six medals, including one gold, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.[2] She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in several events, but was eliminated in the preliminaries.[3] During her career she set 29 national records in the 50–200 m backstroke and various relay events.[4]
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Born | Komsomolsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 19 May 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Amshennikova was born in Komsomolsk, Ukraine, to Olga Oleksandrovna (Ukrainian: Ольга Олександрівна), a competitive swimmer, and Vitali Alekseevich (Ukrainian: Віталій Олексійович), an amateur track and orienteering athlete. Her brother Eugene (Ukrainian: Женя) started with swimming but then became a competitive shooter. In 1997, her local pool was closed for reparations and Iryna moved to Kyiv, where she studied and trained in a boarding school. In 2004, she relocated to Zaporizhia to train with the coach Anatoly Zhuravlev. She graduated from the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine.[5][6]
References
- Jean-Louis Meuret (2006), HistoFINA Volume III – Tome III. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25 m.) Before Manchester 2008.
- Iryna AMSHENNIKOVA. les-sports.info
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iryna Amshennikova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07.
- АМШЕННІКОВА Ірина. Swimming Federation of Ukraine. swimukraine.org.ua
- Ірина Амшеннiкова: Ні в кого у світі руки так швидко не працюють, як у мене. umoloda.kyiv.ua (interview in Ukrainian)
- 1010 баранів за зміну громадянства з українського на киргизьке. gazeta.ua (2007-02-02)
External links
- AMSHENNIKOVA, Iryna at Swimrankings.net