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Olena Ronzhyna

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Olena Ronzhyna
Personal information
Full nameOlena Ronzhyna-Morozova
Born18 November 1970 (1970-11-18) (age 53)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 St. Catharines Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Indianapolis Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Aiguebelette-le-Lac Quadruple sculls

Olena Ivanivna Ronzhyna-Morozova (Ukrainian: Олена Іванівна Ронжина-Морозова; born 18 November 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time Olympian.

Ronzhyna competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Ukrainian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in the women's quadruple sculls with teammates Inna Frolova, Svitlana Maziy, and Dina Miftakhutdynova. At her last Olympic appearance in 2004, she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olena Ronzhyna-Morozova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.