Mariya Ohurtsova (; born 4 January 1983 in

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) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint butterfly events. She represented

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, as a 17-year-old, at the

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, and also trained for the Ukraïna Zaporizhzhia swim team during her sporting career. Ohurtsova competed only in the women's 100 m butterfly at the

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. She achieved a

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B-cut of 1:02.23 from the Ukrainian National Championships in

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. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Thailand's three-time Olympian Praphalsai Minpraphal. Coming from fifth at the final turn, Ohurtsova faded down the stretch to pick up a sixth seed in 1:03.00, almost a full second below her entry standard. Ohurtsova failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-eighth overall on the first day of prelims.

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1983 births Living people Ukrainian female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Ukraine Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Zaporizhzhia 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub