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Olga KOZYDUB
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Russia   
GenderWomen
Born04 Oct 1991 in Miass, RUS
Height1.68 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
 Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
Higher education
 Sport Studies - Ugra State University: Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
General Interest
Awards and honours
 She was named the 2016 Female Open Water Athlete of the Year by the Russian Swimming Federation. (swimswam.com, 24 Dec 2016)

She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (csp-ugra.ru, 07 Nov 2018; minsport.gov.ru, 27 Dec 2018)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 She began training at age eight in Miass, Russian Federation.
International Debut
Year
 2012
Competing for
 Russia
Tournament
 Grand Prix
Location
 Argentina
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English, Russian
General Interest
Hobbies
 Reading, walking. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 She liked swimming during physical education lessons at school and her talent for the sport was noticed by a coach.
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
 Winning silver in the 25km at the 2016 European Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2018)
Other information
 RETIREMENT
In 2019 she retired from the sport and began working in the Department of Physical Education, Sports and Youth Policy of the city administration in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 19 Jan 2020)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
11 2015 Kazan, RUS 25km 5:22:46.1
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
11 2018 Glasgow, SCO 25km 5:28:29.1
2 2016 Hoorn, NED 25km 5:26:49.8
4 2014 Berlin, GER 25km 5:19:32.5
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
24 2016 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 1:59:16.60
18 2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 2:09:23.6
9 2015 Viedma, ARG 10km 2:07:53.51
9 2014 Hong Kong, CHN 10km 2:05:33.4