Katerina Izmailova (swimmer)

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Katerina Izmailova
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Born (1977-06-10) June 10, 1977 (age 45)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Katerina Izmailova (born June 10, 1977) [1] is a 3-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Tajikistan. She competed for Tajikistan at the 2000, 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. Izmailova's result page Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. "Katerina Izmaylova - Swimming - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-05.