|
Svetlana Grankovskaya
Svetlana Grankovskaya (also spelt ''Svetlana Grankovskaia'', born 22 February 1976) is a Ukrainian track racing cyclist from Kharkiv, and four times world champion. Despite being born in Ukraine, independent since 1991, she has represented Russia at world championships, Summer Olympics and World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... events. She missed a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing the sprint in the final against Anna Meares of Australia. Palmarès ;2001 :1st Sprint, Track World Championships ;2002 :2nd Sprint, 2002 Track World Cup, Monterrey :3rd Keirin, 2002 Track World Cup, Monterrey :2nd Sprint, 2002 Track World Cup, Moscow ;2003 :1st Sprint, Track World Championships :1st Keirin, Track World Championships ;2004 :1st Sprint, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv "never had eastern-western conflicts" ''Euronews'' (23 October 2014) Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic Sloboda Ukraine, Slobozhanshchyna region. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv Raion. The latest population is Kharkiv was founded in 1654 as Kharkiv fortress, and after these humble beginnings, it grew to be a major centre of industry, trade and Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
