Marina Sergeevna Goliadkina ( rus, Марина Сергеевна Голядкина, , mɐˈrʲinə ɡɐˈlʲatkʲɪnə; uk, Марина Сергіївна Голядкіна, also transliterated from the Ukrainian language as ''Maryna Golyadkina''; born 13 June 1997) is a Ukrainian-born Russian synchronised swimmer. She won team gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and at all world and European championships between 2017 and 2020. Goliadkina was born in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

, and between ages two and eight trained in

rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...

. She then changed to synchronised swimming, and won a bronze medal at the

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. Their mother is a former Soviet champion in swimming.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goliadkina, Marina 1997 births Living people Russian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Ukrainian synchronized swimmers Ukrainian emigrants to Russia Sportspeople from Donetsk