Marina Goliadkina | |
Full Name: | Marina Sergeevna Goliadkina |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1997[1] |
Birth Place: | Donetsk, Ukraine |
Height: | 1.70 m |
Weight: | 51 kg |
Country: | Russia |
Alma Mater: | Moscow State Academy of Physical Education |
Sport: | Synchronised swimming |
Coach: | Tatiana Pokrovskaya Anastasia Davydova |
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Marina Sergeevna Goliadkina (Russian: Марина Сергеевна Голядкина||mɐˈrʲinə ɡɐˈlʲatkʲɪnə; Ukrainian: Марина Сергіївна Голядкіна, also transliterated from the Ukrainian language as Maryna Golyadkina; born 13 June 1997) is a Ukrainian-born Russian synchronised swimmer. She won team gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and at all world and European championships between 2017 and 2020.
Goliadkina was born in Donetsk, Ukraine, and between ages two and eight trained in rhythmic gymnastics. She then changed to synchronised swimming, and won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. She moved to Russia in August 2014 and received Russian citizenship in 2015.[2]
Goliadkina's elder sister Diana is a 2010 European champion in team modern pentathlon. Their mother is a former Soviet champion in swimming.[1]