Ilona Yudina

Ilona Yudina
Personal information
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	(1984-06-28)28 June 1984
Died	21 May 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 33)
Honours Women's sitting volleyball Representing   Ukraine Paralympic Games 2012 London Team

Ilona Yudina (28 June 1984 - 21 May 2018) was a Ukrainian Paralympic sitting volleyball player, master of sports of international class. ^{[1] [2]}

Yudina was a part of the Ukrainian women's national sitting volleyball team. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics winning the bronze medal, ^[3] 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2010 World Championships, and 2014 World Championships. She was involved in the volleyball section of the Dnipropetrovsk regional center "Invasport". ^[4]

Ilona Yudina died of cancer on 21 May 2018 in Dnipro at the age of 33, as reported by the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine. ^[5]

References

1. "Ilona Yudina - Sitting Volleyball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. "В Днепре скончалась бронзовая призерша Паралимпиады-2012 Илона Юдина". Событие (in Russian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
3. "В 33-летнем возрасте умерла украинская волейболистка, призер Паралимпиады-2012". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
4. "У Дніпрі померла призерка Паралімпіади Ілона Юдіна". Вісті Придніпров'я (in Russian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
5. "Українська паралімпійка Ілона Юдіна померла через рак". Громадське радіо (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.