Eduard Grigoryevich Zenovka (russian: Эдуард Григорьевич Зеновка) (born 26 April 1969) is a former

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Career

He competed at the

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as part of the unified team and won a silver medal in the

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event and a bronze medal in the individual event. He represented Russia at the

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where he won a silver medal in the individual event.

Personal life

He is married to Russian Choreographer in Russian National team for rhythmic gymnastics,

Irina Zenovka Irina Borisovna Zenovka (russian: Ирина Борисовна Зеновка; née Lebedeva; born September 2, 1972 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian choreographer who choreographs for the Russian National team in rhythmic gymnastics. Co ...

. He was previously engaged to rhythmic gymnast World Champion

Oxana Kostina Oksana Alexandrovna Kostina (russian: Оксана Александровна Костина; 15 April 1972 – 11 February 1993) was a Soviet and Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1992 World All-around champion and 1992 Euro ...

, who died from injuries sustained in a car crash. The police investigation revealed that Zenovka, who was driving the car, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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