Olga Gennadyevna Turova (Ольга Геннадьевна Турова, born 13 March 1983) is a Russian former 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

Russia women's national water polo team The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. History In the Russian Empire Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included i ...

, playing as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

Career

She was a 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), ...

and

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. She won the bronze medal at the

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. C ...

. She won the gold medal at the

2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship The 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelve edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Má ...

, and the bronze medal at the 2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship. On club level she played for Yunost Volgograd in Russia.

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* 1983 births Living people Russian female water polo players Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Russia People from Volgodonsk Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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