Maryna Litvinchuk

Maryna Litvinchuk (née Poltoran, Belarusian: Марына Віктараўна Літвінчук (Паўтаран); Łacinka: Maryna Viktaraŭna Litvinčuk, born 12 March 1988) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 metres with teammates Volha Khudzenka, Iryna Pamialova, and Nadzeya Papok.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won bronze in the same event with Khudzenka, Papok, and Marharyta Makhneva.[3]

Maryna Litvinchuk
Litvinchuk at the 2016 European Championships in Moscow
Personal information
Native nameМарына Віктараўна Літвінчук (Паўтаран)
Birth nameMaryna Pautaran
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988
Sotničy, Pietrykaŭ District, Belarus[1]
EducationMazyr State Pedagogical University[2]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1][3]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 5000 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubDinamo Sport Club
Coached byVitaly Skriganov[2]

She is married to Belarusian sprint canoeist Artur Litvinchuk.[1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marina Poltoran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018.
  2. "Maryna Pautaran at london2012.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Maryna Litvinchuk at rio2016.com". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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