Olena Zhupina (Ukrainian: Олена Жупіна, (born 23 August 1973) is a Ukrainian diver.

Olena Zhupina
Personal information
Born23 August 1973 (1973-08-23) (age 51)
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
PartnerGanna Sorokina
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 3 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 10 m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 10 m synchro
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing Women's synchro springboard
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 New York 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane 3 m synchro
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Wellington 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Wellington 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 3 m synchro
Representing  Soviet Union
European Junior Diving Championships[1]
Silver medal – second place 1991 Brasschaat 10 m platform

Career

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She who won the bronze medal with Ganna Sorokina in the Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Zhupina also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

She has 28 medals total, 13 of which are gold. In April 2002, she took the first place in Stockholm, Sweden, in the European Champions Cup in synchronous springboard diving. In 2001, she participated at the 4th SuperFinal of the Grand Prix which was held in Athens, Greece.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olena Zhupina". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference
  3. ^ Motor Sich