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Nina Zhivanevskaya

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Nina Aleksandrovna Zhivanevskaya (Russian: Нина Александровна Живаневская, born 24 June 1977) is a 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer from Russia, who has swum for Spain since 1999, following her marriage to a Spaniard (and moving to Spain). She swam at the 1992 Olympics for the Unified Team, Russia at the 1996 Olympics, and Spain at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 1992 Games, she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, and was the youngest member of the Unified Team swimming squad (18 men and 11 women), with 15 years and 35 days. She won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke a year later at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nina Zhivanevskaya is the 312th most popular swimmer (up from 327th in 2024), the 3,010th most popular biography from Russia (up from 3,154th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Nina Zhivanevskaya ranks 312 out of 709. Before her are Jon Olsen, Daniela Hunger, Anders Holmertz, Teófilo Yldefonso, Dara Torres, and Mirna Jukić. After her are Carolyn Waldo, George DiCarlo, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Ben Proud, Martina Moravcová, and Manuela Stellmach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Nina Zhivanevskaya ranks 675. Before her are Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Tom Cotton, Raphaël Wicky, David Thompson, Giovanny Espinoza, and Rodrigo Gral. After her are Chad Hedrick, Hugo Silva, Iñigo Landaluze, Américo, César Martín, and Lin Sang.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nina Zhivanevskaya ranks 3,010 out of 3,761. Before her are Petr Pavlensky (1984), Sergei Udaltsov (1977), Nyusha (1990), Svetlana Shkolina (1986), Yelena Ruzina (1964), and Ekaterina Schulmann (1978). After her are Irina Tchachina (1982), Igor Semshov (1978), Peter Nalitch (1981), Sergey Klyugin (1974), Aslan Karatsev (1993), and Natali (1974).

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Among SWIMMERS In Russia

Among swimmers born in Russia, Nina Zhivanevskaya ranks 8. Before her are Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Alexander Popov (1971), Nikolai Pankin (1949), Igor Polyansky (1967), Dmitry Volkov (1966), and Denis Pankratov (1974). After her are Anastasia Davydova (1983), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Pavlo Khnykin (1969), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Veniamin Tayanovich (1967), and Arkady Vyatchanin (1984).

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