Iryna Amshennikova

Iryna Amshennikova
Personal information
Born (1986-05-19) 19 May 1986
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 place2002 Moscow200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2005 Trieste200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2006 Helsinki200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2006 Helsinki50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2003 Dublin200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2006 Helsinki100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2007 Debrecen200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2004 Madrid4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2006 Budapest200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2002 Berlin200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2002 Berlin4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships[1]
Silver medal – second place2002 Linz200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2001 Malta100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2002 Linz100 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[2] and six medals, including one gold, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3] She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in several events, but was eliminated in the preliminaries.[4] During her career she set 29 national records in the 50–200 m backstroke and various relay events.[5]

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.[6][7]

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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