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(Redirected from Irina Amshennikova) Ukrainian swimmer
Iryna Amshennikova
Personal information
Born (1986-05-19) 19 May 1986 (age 38)
Komsomolsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow 200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Linz 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Malta 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Linz 100 m backstroke

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 and six medals, including one gold, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships. She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in several events, but was eliminated in the preliminaries. During her career she set 29 national records in the 50–200 m backstroke and various relay events.

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.

References

  1. "European Junior Championships - Results Women 2001".
  2. Jean-Louis Meuret (2006), HistoFINA Volume III – Tome III. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25 m.) Before Manchester 2008.
  3. Iryna AMSHENNIKOVA. les-sports.info
  4. 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.
  5. АМШЕННІКОВА Ірина. Swimming Federation of Ukraine. swimukraine.org.ua
  6. Ірина Амшеннiкова: Ні в кого у світі руки так швидко не працюють, як у мене. umoloda.kyiv.ua (interview in Ukrainian)
  7. 1010 баранів за зміну громадянства з українського на киргизьке. gazeta.ua (2007-02-02)

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