Olena Ivanivna Ronzhyna-Morozova ( uk, Олена Іванівна Ронжина-Морозова; born 18 November 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

from

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 ...

, who won a silver medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. She is a four-time Olympian. Ronzhyna competed for the Unified Team at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. She was a member of the Ukrainian team at the

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, winning a silver medal in the women's quadruple sculls with teammates Inna Frolova,

Svitlana Maziy Svitlana Ivanivna Maziy ( uk, Світлана Іванівна Мазій; born 30 January 1968 in Kiev) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a four-time Olympian. After having won the silve ...

, and Dina Miftakhutdynova. At her last Olympic appearance in 2004, she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.

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