Irina Zilber ( (born November 18, 1983, in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

) is a Russian

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...

. She won a gold medal at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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* 1983 births Living people Russian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Yekaterinburg Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub