Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis (Светлана Буравова-Хапсалис, born 15 June 1973) was a Russian born Kazakhstani female
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player. She was a member of the
Kazakhstan women's national water polo team
The Kazakhstan women's national water polo team is the representative for Kazakhstan in international women's water polo.
Results Olympic Games
*2000 – 6th place
* 2004 – 8th place
World Championship
*1994 – 12th place
*1998 – 12th pl ...
, playing as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
She competed for the team at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
;
she was also part of the team at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, but did not play. On club level she played for
Eurasia Rakhat in Kazakhstan.
See also
*
List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...
References
External links
Svetlana Buravova at Sports Reference*https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120654256/
*http://www.h2opolo.be/geschiedenis/WP_2000_OS.html
1973 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Kazakhstani female water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Kazakhstan
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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