About Mariya Ohurtsova
Born 1983. Mariya Ohurtsova is a Ukrainian swimmer.
Mariya Ohurtsova (; born 4 January 1983 in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint butterfly events. She represented Ukraine, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also trained for the Ukraïna Zaporizhzhia swim team during her sporting career.
Ohurtsova competed only in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:02.23 from the Ukrainian National Championships in Kyiv. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Thailand's three-time Olympian Praphalsai Minpraphal. Coming from fifth at the final turn, Ohurtsova faded down the stretch to pick up a sixth seed in 1:03.00, almost a full second below her entry standard. Ohurtsova failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-eighth overall on the first day of prelims.
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Who is Mariya Ohurtsova?
Ukrainian swimmer
When was Mariya Ohurtsova born?
Mariya Ohurtsova was born on 4 January 1983 in Zaporizhzhia.
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Mariya Ohurtsova is a swimmer.
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Mariya Ohurtsova is Ukrainian.
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