Olga Brusnikina
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Russia |
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| Women's synchronized swimming | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Duet |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Team Competition |
Olga Aleksandrovna Brusnikina (Russian: Ольга Александровна Брусникина; born November 9, 1978 in Moscow) is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming and three times Olympic champion.[1]
She first attracted attention when, at the age of 14, she performed a solo routine at the 1993 World Junior Synchro championships. Upon the addition of team synchronised swimming to the list of Olympic events in 1996, Brusikina was a member of the Russian team which came fourth.[2]
She won gold medal in Duet with Maria Kisseleva at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She participated on the Russian winning team in 2000, and again at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
[edit] References
- ^ Profile: "Olga Brusnikina" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 28, 2008)
- ^ Olympic.org
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