Elena Sergeyevna Vaytsekhovskaya (russian: Елена Сергеевна Вайцеховская;
born 1 March 1958) is a former
Soviet
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diver and Olympic champion. She competed at the
1976 Olympic Games in
Montreal
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, where she received a gold medal in
10 m platform.
["1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Diving"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 26 September 2008) She won Bronze and Silver Medals for 10m diving at the European Championships in 1974 and 1977 respectively.
Since 1991, she has worked as a sports journalist for
Sport-Express
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, and is considered one of the best sports journalists in Russia.
[Елена Вайцеховская: «МНЕ НРАВИТСЯ ДЕЛАТЬ ИЗ НИХ ГЕРОЕВ, А ЕСЛИ ПОЛУЧАЕТСЯ, ТО В ЧЕМ-ТО ОБЛЕГЧАТЬ ИМ ЖИЗНЬ»](_blank)
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See also
* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
External links
Vaytsekhovskaya's articles translations
1958 births
Living people
Soviet female divers
Russian female divers
Olympic divers of the Soviet Union
Divers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in diving
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Soviet sports journalists
Russian sports journalists
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Universiade medalists in diving
Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
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