Olena Dvornichenko

Olena Dvornichenko
Personal information
Alternative name(s) אלונה דבורניצ'נקו
Country represented Israel
Born (1990-11-03) November 3, 1990
Ukraine
Height 5' 6" (167 cm)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics

Olena Dvornichenko (Hebrew: אלונה דבורניצ'נקו‎‎; born November 3, 1990) is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Biography

Dvornichenko is Jewish, and was born in Ukraine.[2]

She and her teammates competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and placed 6th in the finals as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.[1][3]

She and her Israeli teammates placed 5th in the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in both Hoops and All-Around in Mie, Japan.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olena Dvornichenko Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. May 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rhythmic gymnastics team ranks 6th". Ynetnews. June 20, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; Mie (Japan) from 8th September to 13th September 2009". the-sports.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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