About Yana Dementieva
Born 1978. Yana Dementieva is a Russian and Ukrainian rower.
Yana Mykhailivna Dementieva (; born 23 October 1978 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Dementyeva won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiya Kozhenkova and Nataliya Dovhodko. She is also a World and European champion in the quadruple sculls, as well as being a European champion in the double sculls.
At the 2004 Olympics, she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she reached the B final in the women's double sculls.
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Who is Yana Dementieva?
Ukrainian rower
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Yana Dementieva was born on 23 October 1978 in Kharkiv.
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Yana Dementieva is a rower.
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Yana Dementieva is Russian and Ukrainian.
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