Anna Gostomelsky

Anna Gostomelsky
Анна Гостомельская
אניה גוסטומלסקי
Personal information
Full name Anna Gostomelsky
Nationality Israeli
Born (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981
Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club Maccabi Kiryat Bialik

Anna Gostomelsky (Ukrainian: Ганна Гостомельська; Russian: Анна Гостомельская, Hebrew: אניה גוסטומלסקי; born 9 June 1981) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Gostomelsky was born to a Jewish family[2] in Kiev, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). She immigrated to Israel with her family at age 10. She holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer.

She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3]

References

  1. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/anya-gostomelsky-1.html at Sports Reference
  2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2011.


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