Mariya Alekseyevna Bulakhova (Russian: Мария Алексеевна Булахова; born 18 November 1988) is a Russian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] She collected two medals, gold and silver, in the 100 (59.98) and 200 m butterfly (2:10.60) at the 2004 European Junior Swimming Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.[2] Bulakhova is a member of Volga Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by Natalia Kozlova.
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| Full name | Mariya Alekseyevna Bulakhova | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Volga Volgograd | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Natalia Kozlova | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bulakhova qualified for the women's 200 m butterfly, as Russia's youngest swimmer (aged 15), at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:14.07 from the European Junior Championships.[3][4] She edged out Chinese Taipei's Cheng Wan-jung to lead the first heat by a 3.26-second margin in 2:12.99. Bulakhova missed the semifinals by two thirds of a second (0.66), as she placed eighteenth overall among 32 competitors in the prelims.[5][6]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Bulakhova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Four Records Fall at Euro Junior Champs; Biedermann Takes Distance Triple". Swimming World Magazine. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Мария Булахова доплыла до Афин [Maria Bulakhova swam to Athens] (in Russian). VIP-Volga. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Women's 200 Butterfly Prelims, Day 4: Jedrzejczak Fastest. Nakanishi, Risztov, Sandeno and Thomas All Qualify". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
External links
edit- Profile – Russian Swimming Team (in Russian)
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