Yuliya Vladimirovna Pakhalina (russian: link=no, Юлия Владимировна Пахалина, born 12 September 1977) is a Russian diver. She won the gold medal in the

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in the 3m Synchronized Springboard with partner

Vera Ilyina Vera Sergeyevna Ilyina (russian: Вера Серге́евна Ильина, born 20 February 1974) is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Ilyina is the ...

Biography

Yuliya Pakhalina was born in

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. In 1994 she graduated from Penza Secondary School No. 28. In the same year she was awarded the title of World-Class Master of Sports. She graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education Penza State University.Биография Юлии Пахалиной на сайте Пензенского государственного университета
/ref> She moved to

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, Texas before the

to train with her partner Vera Ilyina, under the direction of Head Coach Jane Figuiredo (

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) and competed for the University of Houston's swimming and diving team. The two divers trained at the Woodland's Pool several times.

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UH Cougars profile
1977 births Living people Penza State University alumni Russian female divers Olympic divers of Russia Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia University of Houston alumni Sportspeople from Penza Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in diving Universiade gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Russia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub