Olga Zabelinskaya
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| Full name | Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||
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10 May 1980 Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||
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 Russia | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||
| Team | RusVelo | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya (also transliterated Zabelinskaia; Russian: Ольга Серге́евна Забелинская; born 10 May 1980 in Leningrad) is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she won bronze medals in both the road race and the time trial.[1][2] She is the first Russian female cyclist to win two Olympic medals in road events.
In 1997, she twice became the junior world champion, in road and track individual races. She missed the 2004 Olympics because she was having a baby. In 2006, Zabelinskaya quit competitive cycling, but returned in 2009.[3]
Personal life
Zabelinskaya is the daughter of the Olympic champion former cyclist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov. They were separated and only met when Zabelinskaya was 16.[4] She has two children.[5] As of August 2012, she spends winters in Cyprus, where she trains, and summers in Saint Petersburg.[4]
Palmares
- 2010
- 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Overall International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 3rd Overall Route de France Féminine
- 9th GP de Plouay
- 4th Memorial Davide Fardelli
- 3rd Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen
- 2011
- 8th Trofeo Costa Etrusca Iii
- 9th Overall Energiewacht Tour
- 9th Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
- 6th Open de Suède Vargarda TTT
- 5th Memorial Davide Fardelli
- 4th Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen
- 3rd Chrono des Nations
- 2012
- 2nd Celtic Chrono
- 9th Overall Tour de Free State
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige – Südtirol
- 1st
National Time Trial Championships - 8th National Road Race Championships
- 3rd
Olympic Road Race Championship - 3rd Olympic Time Trial Championship
- 3rd Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen
- 5th World Time Trial Championships
References
- ↑ "Olga Zabelinskaya". London2012.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "Olympics cycling: Lizzie Armitstead wins silver medal". Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ↑ Ванденко, А. (July 31, 2012). "Ольга Забелинская: Я доказала отцу!". Sovetsky Sport (in Russian) (Moscow) 2012 (115 (18768)). Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ольга Забелинская: "Призовые у мужчин в десятки раз выше"" (in Russian). Sports.ru. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ Шевченко, Алексей. "Ольга Забелинская: "Да что медаль. У меня двое детей – вот это счастье"" (in Russian). Sports.ru. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olga Zabelinskaya. |
- Olga Zabelinskaia profile at Cycling Archives
- Profile at cqranking.com
- Profile on RusVelo website
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