Oksana Postavets
Oksana or Oxana (, ; be, Аксана), sometimes transliterated as Aksana, is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name '' Kseniya'' (russian: Ксения, links=no), but the two names coexist in use in both countries and neither of them is a shortening of the other. Origin The names Oksana (), Xana (), Sana () and Kseniya (russian: Ксения, Xenia) are thought to originate from one of two Greek words: Xenia (hospitality) or Xenos (stranger). the dictionary of Russian names. Axana is another alternative spelling. People Oksana * (born 1987), Russian actress *[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Fadeyeva
Oksana Fadeyeva (born 16 March 1975) (née Kushch) is a Russian table tennis player. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She competed in both singles and doubles in 2004. See also * List of table tennis players This list of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) database. More detailed information about their careers is ... References 2008 Olympic profile 1975 births Living people Russian female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of Russia {{Russia-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Klimova
Oksana Anatolievna Klimova (russian: Оксана Анатольевна Климова; born May 24, 1992) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She competed with Sasha Palomäki for Finland from 2007 to 2010. They are the 2009 & 2010 Finnish national champions. They teamed up in summer 2007. Competitive highlights (with Palomäki) * J = Junior level References Navigation External links * 1992 births Finnish female ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Moscow {{russia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko ( uk, Оксана Хвостенко) (born November 27, 1977 in Chernihiv) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is a multiple medalist at the World Championships. In 2008 together with Andriy Deryzemlya she won World Team Challenge. Anti-doping rule violation Khvostenko tested positive for ephedrine at a post event doping control at the Biathlon World Championships 2011 where the Ukrainian team had finished second in the Women's Relay. The team was later disqualified because of the anti-doping rule violation and Khyostenko received a one-year ban from sport, commencing on 13 March 2011. Personal life Since 2001, she is married to Ukrainian biathlete Vyacheslav Derkach. Career * World Championships * 2003 - Silver medal on the relay * 2008 - Bronze medal, Sprint * 2008 - Bronze medal, Individual * 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed mor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Kazakova
Oksana or Oxana (, ; be, Аксана), sometimes transliterated as Aksana, is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name '' Kseniya'' (russian: Ксения, links=no), but the two names coexist in use in both countries and neither of them is a shortening of the other. Origin The names Oksana (), Xana (), Sana () and Kseniya (russian: Ксения, Xenia) are thought to originate from one of two Greek words: Xenia (hospitality) or Xenos (stranger). the dictionary of Russian names. Axana is another alternative spelling. People Oksana * (born 1987), Russian actress *[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Kalashnikova ( ka, ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, tr, ; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player. Kalashnikova has won five WTA Tour doubles titles, three WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as five singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 156. On 13 June 2016, she peaked at No. 43 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 20–16 (as of December 2022). Tennis career 2012 In 2012, Kalashnikova entered the ITF tournament in Astana, where she won the doubles event with Marta Sirotkina against twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok. In November, she and Nina Bratchikova won the doubles title at the Royal Indian Open. 2013 Kalashnikova won her first WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering Irina Buryachok against Eleni Daniilidou and Aleksandra Kr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Ivanenko
Oksana Dmytrivna Ivanenko (; March 31, 1906 – December 16, 1997) was a Ukrainian children's writer and translator. In 1974, she was the winner of the Lesia Ukrainka Literary Prize for the novels ''Рідні діти'' (Native Children), ''Тарасові шляхи'' (Taras Ways), and ''Лісові казки'' (Forest Tales). She was also the winner of the Shevchenko National Prize in 1986, for the book ''Завжди в житті'' (Always in Life). She was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples, three Orders of the Badge of Honor, and medals. Biography Oksana Dmytrivna Ivanenko was born in Poltava, March 31, 1906. She was the daughter of journalist and writer Dmytro Oleksiyovych Ivanenko, and teacher Lydia Mykolayivna Ivanenko. Her brother was theoretical physicist, Dmitri Ivanenko. She was the mother of children's writer, Valeria Ivanenko. Ivanenko studied at the gymnasium, and then at the workers' school. In 1922, she entered the Poltava Institute of Public E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Ilyushkina
Oksana Ilyushkina (née Kochetkova; born 25 May 1974) is a retired Ukrainian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and 800 metres. In the 4 x 400 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, fifth at the 2005 World Championships, and sixth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final, and on the 2007 European Indoor Championships team that was disqualified. Her personal best times are 51.60 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Kyiv; 57.47 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ..., achieved in June 2005 in Mykolaiv; and 2:01.67 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Donetsk. References 1974 births Li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Hatamkhanova
Oksana Hatamkhanova ( Azeri: ''Oksana Hətəmxanova''; born 29 June 1990 in Novyi Buh, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani Olympic swimmer. She swam for Azerbaijan in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., both times qualifying by wild card. In Beijing, she finished 46th in the 100m breaststroke, failing to advance on to the semifinals. In London, she came in 4th in her heat in the 100m breaststroke and finished 44th and thus failed to qualify for the semifinals. . S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Grishuk
Oksana (Pasha) Vladimirovna Grishuk (russian: Оксана (Паша) Владимировна Грищук; born 17 March 1971) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Evgeni Platov from 1989 to 1998. With Platov, she is a two-time Olympic champion (1994, 1998), four-time World champion (1994–1997), and three-time European champion (1996–1998). With previous partner Alexandr Chichkov, she is the 1988 World Junior champion. Personal life The skater's name is most commonly romanized as ''Oksana Grishuk'' but other variations exist. The Cyrillic shcha ("щ") may be transliterated as 'sh' to reflect modern Russian pronunciation or, alternatively, as 'shch' (scholarly šč) to reflect the older pronunciation, which is still common in Ukrainian. In the early 1990s, her surname sometimes appeared erroneously as ''Gritschuk''. Grishuk was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Her father abandoned the family before she was o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Grishina (fitness Pro)
Oksana Grishina (russian: Окса́на Гри́шина; born 25 March 1978) is a Russian former gymnast and professional fitness competitor. She retired from competitive fitness in 2017, after earning her fourth consecutive Ms. Fitness Olympia title and winning ten consecutive Arnold Classic competitions. Grishina currently runs a pole fitness competition league, Oksana Grishina's O.G. Pole Fitness, which holds a professional pole sport championship at the Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, and a pro-am pole fitness competition at the Legion Sports Fest in Long Beach, California.https://legionsportsfest.com/ Grishina was born in Kaliningrad and grew up both in Latvia and Russia. She earned a degree in 2000 from the University of Kaliningrad as a specialist in Physical Training and Sports. Grishina won both European and World overall championships titles, while competing as amateur. She earned her IFBB Pro Card in 2007. Grishina is the second ever Russian athlete to earn an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Grishina (cyclist)
Oksana Grishina (also spelled Oxana Grichina) (russian: Окса́на Гри́шина; born 27 November 1968, Tula, Russia) is a Russian track cyclist who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ... and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, winning a silver sprint medal in the latter. External linksProfileat DatabaseOlympics.comProfileat Radsportseiten.com 1968 births Living people Russian female cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Tula, Russia UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Russian track cyclists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |