Yuliya Pakhalina

Yuliya Pakhalina

Personal information
Full name	Yuliya Vladimirovna Pakhalina
Born	September 12, 1977 Penza
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Russia
Event(s)	3m, 3m synchro
Partner	Anastasia Pozdniakova
Former partner(s)	Vera Ilyina
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 3 m synchro 2004 Athens 3 m synchro 2008 Beijing 3 m springboard 2008 Beijing 3 m synchro 2004 Athens 3 m springboard World Championships 1998 Perth 3 m springboard 1998 Perth 3 m synchro 2009 Rome 1 m springboard 2001 Fukuoka 3 m synchro 2003 Barcelona 3 m springboard 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2001 Fukuoka 3 m springboard 2009 Rome 3 m synchro European Championships 1997 Seville 3 m springboard 2000 Helsinki 3 m springboard 2000 Helsinki 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 3 m springboard 2004 Madrid 3 m springboard 2004 Madrid 3 m synchro 2008 Eindhoven 3 m springboard 2008 Eindhoven 3 m synchro 1995 Vienna 3 m springboard 1997 Seville 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 3 m synchro

Yuliya Vladimirovna Pakhalina (Russian: Юлия Владимировна Пахалина, born September 12, 1977) is a Russian diver. She won the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 3m Synchronized Springboard with partner Vera Ilyina.

Pakhalina was born in Penza. She moved to Houston, Texas before the 2000 Summer Olympics to train with her partner Vera Ilyina, under the direction of Head Coach Jane Figuiredo (University of Houston) and competed for the University of Houston's swimming and diving team. The two divers trained at the Woodland's Pool several times.

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• UH Cougars profile