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Anzhela Atroshchenko

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Anzhela Atroshchenko
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Radès Heptathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Heptathlon

Anzhela Atroshchenko-Kinet (Template:Lang-be, Template:Lang-ru, born (1970-10-14) 14 October 1970 (age 54)) is a former Turkish athlete of Belarusian descent. She competed in the pentathlon and heptathlon category.

Biography

Atroshchenko started her career in athletics with pentathlon at the age of 14 years. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and finished 6th.[citation needed]

In 1999, Atroshchenko signed a contract with the Istanbul club of Enka and became a Turkish citizen. Then she transferred to her current Club Fenerbahçe Athletics.[1] Since then, Atroshchenko has represented Turkey at various competitions.[citation needed]

In 2001, Atroshchenko finished 4th at the European Championships in Athletics.[citation needed]

Atroshchenko competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the women's heptathlon category, but withdrew after four events because of injury.[citation needed]

In 2005, Atroshchenko took part in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, Europe, where she won the bronze medal in heptathlon with 5,870 points.[citation needed]

Atroshchenko regularly commutes between her home in Turkey and Russia, where she trains. She speaks Belarusian, Russian, and Turkish.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ NTVMSNBC (1999-05-09). Fenerbahçe ile ENKA birbirine girdi ("Anzhela transferred to Fenerbahçe"). NTVMSNBC, 9 May 1999. Retrieved from http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/151572.asp.