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Olena Zhyrko

Olena Zhyrko
Personal information
Born (1968-02-16) 16 February 1968 (age 56)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Medals
Women's basketball
Olympic Games
Representing the  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team competition
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1991 Israel Team competition
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 1995 Czech Republic Team competition


Olena Zhyrko (born 16 February 1968) is a Ukrainian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played for Stal Dnipropetrovsk from 1984 to 1989, WBC Dynamo Kyiv from 1989 to 1993, for Skif Kyiv in 1994 and for MBK Ružomberok (1994-2000) in Slovakia, Gambrinus Brno (2001) in the Czech Republic and Istrobanka (2002-2003) in Slovakia.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olena Zhyrko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Жирко Олена Миколаївна". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 1 August 2020.