Elvira Khasyanova
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Elvira Ramilevna Khasyanova (: born 28 March 1981,
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and is the director of the Northern Europe and Russia Region for the Special Olympics. Elvira was a member of the Russian teams that won gold medals in the team competition in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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Olympics. She also won World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011 along with European Championships in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010. Khasyanova has been a member of the national team since 1999. She announced her retirement on 1 November 2012 and began working for the Special Olympics organisation on 1 January 2013.


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Living people Russian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Russia Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia 1981 births Swimmers from Moscow Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub