Israeli synchronized swimmer
Anastasia Gloushkov
Full name Anastasia Gloushkov Leventhal Nationality Israeli Born (1985-05-24 ) May 24, 1985 (age 39) Moscow , RussiaHeight 5 ft 5 in (164 cm) Weight 115 lb (52 kg) Sport Swimming Strokes Synchronised swimming Club Maccabi Kiriyat HaYovel, Jerusalem
Anastasia Gloushkov (Hebrew : אנסטסיה גלושקוב , Russian : Анастасия Глушкова ; born May 24, 1985) is an Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer .[ 1]
Biography
Gloushkov is Jewish, and was born in Moscow , Soviet Union.[ 1] [ 2] Her parents were both accomplished swimmers, and when she was six the family moved to Greece, where her parents taught swimming.[ 3] Three years later, they moved to Jerusalem.[ 3]
Her mother, Tatiana Tsym, coaches the Israeli synchronized swimming team, which trains in Jerusalem.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Gloushkov and her fiancé live in the Jerusalem suburb of Moshav Shoresh , and she is studying for a bachelor's degree in social sciences and human resources at Achva College of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev .[ 3]
Synchronized swimming career
She won a bronze medal in synchronized swimming at the 1996 Belgium Open, and was fourth at the 1998 Youth Olympic Games.[ 6] At the 2000 Mediterranean Games in Jerusalem, at the age of 15 she won gold medals in both the singles and the duet events.[ 4] [ 6] In 2003, she won a bronze medal at the European Youth Championship.[ 7]
At the 2004 European Championships, she finished 10th in singles and she and her partner Inna Yoffe finished 9th in duet.[ 6] Gloushkov competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece, in the synchronized swimming duet , in which she came in 17th at the age of 19, along with Yoffe.[ 1] [ 4]
Gloushkov competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China, in the synchronized swimming duet , in which she and Yoffe came in 15th.[ 1] At the 2010 European Championships in Budapest , Hungary, she was 4th in the solo event, and 7th in the duet.[ 8] [ 9]
She and Yoffe placed 14th in the synchronized swimming technical duets competition in the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai , China.[ 10] Gloushkov also finished 10th in the technical solo competition.[ 10] The pair qualified to represent Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 17th place.[ 1] [ 11]
References
^ a b c d e "Anastasia Gloushkov Biography and Olympic Results" . Sports-Reference.com . Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2011 .
^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries" . Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011 .
^ a b c d Abigail Klein Leichman (September 27, 2011). "Israeli Olympians in perfect synch" . Israel21c.org. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ a b c "Anastasia Gloushkov" . Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ Talshir, Uri (April 2, 2008). "Synchronized swimming / Olympic qualifiers / So nice, they qualified thrice" . Haaretz. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ a b c Jack Borenstein (September 13, 2011). "Gloushkov, Yoffe hope to be in 'sync' for Olympics" . Jewish Tribune. Retrieved November 14, 2011 . [permanent dead link ]
^ "The 17th Synchronized Swimming Comen Cup" . Netanya.muni.il. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ "Synchronized Swimming – Anastasia Gloushkov (Israel): season totals" . The-sports.org. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ Oren Aharoni (June 20, 1995). "Israeli ranks 4th in European Synchronized Swimming Championships" . Ynetnews. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ a b Dicker, Shira (July 17, 2011). "Synchronized swimming: Israeli pair closes in on Olympics" . The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ Dicker, Shira (July 17, 2011). "Israeli swimmers earn a spot at 2012 Summer Olympics" . The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
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