Irena Olevsky
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Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia | 22 March 1974|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Synchronized swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nunawading | |||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Anna Nepotacheva | |||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Irena Olevsky (born 22 March 1974) is a former Australian synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal life
Olevsky was born on 22 March 1974 in Moscow, Russia. As of 2006, she is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).[2]
Synchronised swimming
Olevsky and Naomi Young competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and received a silver medal in the duet event.[2] Olevsky also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, placing 8th in the team event and 16th in the duet event with Young.
Olevsky competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, receiving a silver medal in the Free Routine Duet with Dannielle Liesch, as well as a bronze medal in the Free Routine Solo event. Olevsky retired shortly after the Commonwealth Games, after 27 years of competition in the sport.[3]
External links
- Irena Olevsky (Australia) melbourne2006.com.au
- Irena Olevsky sports-reference.com
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Irena Olevsky (Australia)". melbourne2006.com.au.
- ↑ "Save The Last Dance for Me". theage.com.au.