Jelena Zanevskaya | |
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Full name | Jelena Zanevskaya |
Country represented | Lithuania |
Born | 2 April 1987 37) Vilnius, Lithuania | (age
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International |
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