Svitlana Ivanivna Maziy ( uk, Світлана Іванівна Мазій; born 30 January 1968 in

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

) is a retired

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

from

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...

, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a four-time Olympian. After having won the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the Women's Quadruple Sculls at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Frolova repeated that feat, rowing for independent Ukraine at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. In

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her team mates were

Olena Ronzhyna Olena Ivanivna Ronzhyna-Morozova ( uk, Олена Іванівна Ронжина-Морозова; born 18 November 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time ...

Inna Frolova Inna Vasylivna Frolova ( uk, Инна Фролова; born 3 June 1965 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rowing (sport), rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a three-time Olympian. After having won the silv ...

, and

Dina Miftakhutdynova Dina Arturivna Miftakhutdinova ( uk, Діна Артурівна Міфтахутдинова; born 2 November 1973) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially ...

References

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1968 births Living people Soviet female rowers Ukrainian female rowers Olympic rowers of Ukraine Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Kyiv Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub