Sofia Konukh

Sofia Evgenevna Konukh (Russian: Софья Евгеньевна Конух, born 9 March 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic women's tournament in history. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics.[1] She is also a leading goalscorer in Olympic water polo history, with 31 goals.[1]

Sofia Konukh
A Russian water polo player
Personal information
Full nameSofia Evgenevna Konukh
Born9 March 1980 (1980-03-09) (age 43)
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team competition
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2008 Malaga Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2010 Zagreb Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Prato Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Budapest Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ljubljana Team competition

She finished first with the Russia team at the 2006 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

She participated at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, 2007 World Aquatics Championships, 2009 World Aquatics Championships, and 2011 World Aquatics Championships,[2]

See also

References
  1. "Sofia Konukh". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Roster - Russia" (PDF). www.sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-20.


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