Olena Dvornichenko ( he, אלונה דבורניצ'נקו; born November 3, 1990) is an Israeli Olympic
rhythmic gymnast
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Biography
Dvornichenko is Jewish, and was born in Ukraine.
She and her teammates competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, China, and placed 6th in the finals as a part of the
Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.
She and her Israeli teammates placed 5th in the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in both Hoops and All-Around in
Mie, Japan.
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Israeli rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Israel
Living people
1990 births
Jewish gymnasts
Israeli Jews
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