Olga Aleksandrovna Brusnikina (russian: Ольга Александровна Брусникина; born 9 November 1978) is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming and three times

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sports-reference.com She first attracted attention when, at the age of 14, she performed a solo routine at the 1993 World Junior Synchro championships. Upon the addition of team synchronised swimming to the list of Olympic events in 1996, Brusnikina was a member of the Russian team which came fourth.Olga Brusnikina
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. She was part of the Russian winning team in 2000, and again at the

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in Athens. In September 2001, Brusnikina married Sergey Yevstigneyev, an Olympic water polo player and national coach whom she first met in 1994. After marriage, they lived for a few years in Italy, where Yevstigneyev played for a local team and Brusnikina coached synchronized swimming. Brusnikina retired shortly after the 2004 Olympics, and on 14 August 2006 gave birth to a son, Iliya. After that she coached synchronized swimming in

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and worked as an international referee. Currently, she is a member of the Government Commission on Physical Education and Sport and of the Russian Olympic Committee. Since December 6, 2022, she has headed the Synchronized Swimming Federation of the Russian Federation.

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In 2001, she was awarded the Order of Honour.Olga Brusnikina
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* 1978 births Living people Russian synchronized swimmers Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic synchronized swimmers of Russia Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships Swimmers from Moscow Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub

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