Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Spartak Volgograd: Russia |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Volgograd, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time with family. (Athlete, 29 Jan 2020) |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 she received the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [second grade], and the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016; minsport.gov.ru, 22 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Sergey Markoch [national]; Alexander Gaidukov [club] |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing water polo at age seven in Zlatoust, Russian Federation. |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
European Championship |
Location |
Eindhoven, NED |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
Other information |
MATERNITY LEAVE
She missed part of the 2020/21 season due to being pregnant. She had previously missed the 2014/15 season due to the birth of her first son. (vpravda.ru, 24 Apr 2021; Athlete, 13 Jul 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Vladislav, two sons |
Other names |
Olga Belova, Olga Gorbunova |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, bronze at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and silver at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 May 2021; Athlete, 29 Jan 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Olya (VK profile, 05 Feb 2022) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Water polo and boxing were the only two sports that had clubs in her town. She was not interested in boxing so she chose water polo. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (Athlete, 29 Jan 2020) |
