Alla Grebennikova

Alla Grebennikova

Personal information
Born	(1949-02-24) 24 February 1949 (age 75) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Burevestnik Moscow
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1970 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 1970 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke Universiade 1970 Turin 100 m breaststroke 1970 Turin 200 m breaststroke

Alla Grebennikova (Russian: Алла Гребенникова; born 24 February 1949) is a retired Russian breaststroke swimmer who won two medals at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships.^[1] She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 4×100 m medley and 200 m breaststroke events.^[2]

She married a Bulgarian swimming coach, Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Георги Костадинов), changed her name to Kostadinova, and moved to Bulgaria. There she worked as a swimming coach and started competing in the masters category.^[3][4] Since around 2000 she returned to Russia (or started sharing time between Russia and Bulgaria) and until 2008 was winning all Russian 200 m breaststroke titles. She finished second at the European (2001) and World championships (2004) in the same event.^[5]

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