Alla Grebennikova
Alla Grebennikova (Russian: Алла Гребенникова; born 24 February 1949) is a retired Russian breaststroke swimmer who won two medals at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 4×100 m medley and 200 m breaststroke events.[2]
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Born | Moscow, Russia | 24 February 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Burevestnik Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She married a Bulgarian swimming coach, Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Георги Костадинов), changed her name to Kostadinova, and moved to Bulgaria. There she worked as a swimming coach and started competing in the masters category.[3][4] Since around 2000 she returned to Russia (or started sharing time between Russia and Bulgaria) and until 2008 was winning all Russian 200 m breaststroke titles. She finished second at the European (2001) and World championships (2004) in the same event.[5]
References
- Alla GREBENNIKOVA. les-sports.info
- Alla Grebennikova. sports-reference.com
- Спорт: Плувци-ветерани завладяха Южна Франция. velingrad.com
- Световна рекордьорка обучава деца по плуване. narodnodelo.bg (2010-07-12).
- Сильнейшие спортсмены СССР наши коллеги по движению «Мастерс»: А-Г. swimmingmasters.ru