Yuliya Piatrouna Khitraya ( be, Юлія Пятроўна Хітрая;
Łacinka
The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from be, лацінка or łacinka, BGN/PCGN: ''Latsinka'', ) for the Latin script in general is the common name for writing Belarusian using Latin script. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet a ...
: Julija Piatroŭna Chitraja; born 11 September 1989) is a Belarusian
swimmer
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, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
She won a bronze medal, as a member of the Belarusian swimming team, in the women's 4×50 m freestyle at the
2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships
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in
Chartres, France
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.
[
Khitraya represented ]Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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in London, where she qualified for the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, along with her teammates Aksana Dziamidava
Aksana Yauhenauna Dziamidava ( be, Аксана Яўгенаўна Дзямідава; born 23 December 1993) is a Belarusian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She won a bronze medal, as a member of the Belarusian swimming team ...
, Sviatlana Khakhlova
Sviatlana Anatolyewna Khakhlova ( be, Святлана Анатольеўна Хахлова, russian: Светлана Анатольевна Хохлова; born 2 October 1984) is a Belarusian backstroke, butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer ...
, and double Olympic silver medalist Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Aliaksandra Viktarauna Herasimenia ( be, Аляксандра Віктараўна Герасіменя russian: Алекса́ндра Ви́кторовна Герасиме́ня; Łacinka: Aliaksandra Viktaraŭna Hierasimienia / Aleksandra G ...
. Swimming the anchor leg, Khitraya posted her time of 55.92 seconds, and the Belarusian team went on to finish the first heat in seventh place and thirteenth overall, setting a new national record time of 3:40.67.
References
External links
NBC Olympics Profile
1989 births
Living people
Olympic swimmers of Belarus
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Belarusian female freestyle swimmers
Belarusian female medley swimmers
People from Baranavichy
Sportspeople from Brest Region
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