Sofia Evgenevna Konukh (russian: Софья Евгеньевна Конух, born 9 March 1980 in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
) is a Russian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player, who won the bronze medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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, the first Olympic women's tournament in history. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo
at four Olympics.
She is also a
leading goalscorer in Olympic water polo history, with 31 goals.
She finished first with the Russia team at the 2006 European Championships in
Belgrade,
Serbia
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.
She participated at the
2003 World Aquatics Championships,
2007 World Aquatics Championships,
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...
, and
2011 World Aquatics Championships
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,
See also
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Russia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer O ...
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References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Russian female water polo players
Olympic water polo players of Russia
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
21st-century Russian women
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