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Anna Gostomelsky
Анна Гостомельская
אניה גוסטומלסקי
Personal information
Full nameAnna Gostomelsky
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981 (age 43)
Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubMaccabi Kiryat Bialik
Medal record
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 50 m backstroke
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 100m freestyle

Anna Gostomelsky (Ukrainian: Ганна Гостомельська; Russian: Анна Гостомельская, Hebrew: אניה גוסטומלסקי; born 9 June 1981) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Gostomelsky was born to a Jewish family[2] in Kiev, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). She immigrated to Israel with her family at age 10. She holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer.

She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Anya Gostomelsky Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2011.