Anna Gostomelsky Explained
| Anna Gostomelsky |
| Fullname: | Anna Gostomelsky |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Club: | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Kiev, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Show-Medals: | y |
Anna Gostomelsky (;, Hebrew: אניה גוסטומלסקי; born 9 June 1981) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Gostomelsky was born to a Jewish family[2] in Kiev, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). She immigrated to Israel with her family at age 10. She holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer.
She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3]
At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, she won the women's 100m freestyle and set a new Maccabiah record.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Anya Gostomelsky Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054457/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/anya-gostomelsky-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
- Web site: Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries . Jewishinstlouis.org . November 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023958/http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 . April 7, 2012 .
- Web site: Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ISR/summer/2008/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . Sports-reference.com . November 14, 2011.
- Web site: שחייה: 4 שיאי מכביה ובינ"ל אחד בפתיחה . 10 July 2005 .
