Mariya Igorevna Gromova (russian: Мария Игоревна Громова) (born 20 July 1984 in

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) is a former

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n competitor in

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and a triple Olympic champion and now presenter for Channel One. Mariya was a member of the Russian gold medal team at the

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and

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Olympics. She announced her retirement on 1 November 2012 and began working for Channel One on 1 January 2013.

References

External links

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Living people Olympic gold medalists for Russia Russian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers of Russia Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1984 births Swimmers from Moscow Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub