Tatiana Vladimirovna Petrova (russian: Татьяна Владимировна Петрова, born 22 May 1973 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 competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
and in the
2004 Summer Olympics.
In 2000, she won the bronze medal with the Russian team. She was the
top sprinter at the
2000 Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
, with 16 sprints won.
Four years later she was part of the Russian team which finished fifth.
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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References
External links
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1973 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
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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