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Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova (Russian: Юлия Андреевна Ефимова, also romanized Efimova; born 3 April 1992) is a Russian competitive swimmer. After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metres breaststroke (2009 and 2013), the 100 metres breaststroke (2015), and the 200 metres breaststroke (2013, 2017 and 2019). She is also a former world record holder in the 50 metres breaststroke.
In January 2014, it was announced that Yefimova had failed an out of competition drug test in October 2013.[3] Her positive test was for DHEA, an endogenous steroid hormone banned in professional sports.[4] On 13 May 2014, she was disqualified for 16 months, from 31 October 2013, until 28 February 2015.[5]
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Yuliya Efimova
Sports3 x Olympic Medalist 🥈🥈🥉
6 x World Champion 🥇
7 x European 🥇
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По всем вопросам: +7 (903) 580-02-80 Ольга
Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova (Russian: Юлия Андреевна Ефимова, also romanized Efimova; born 3 April 1992) is a Russian competitive swimmer. After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metres breaststroke (2009 and 2013), the 100 metres breaststroke (2015), and the 200 metres breaststroke (2013, 2017 and 2019). She is also a former world record holder in the 50 metres breaststroke.
In January 2014, it was announced that Yefimova had failed an out of competition drug test in October 2013.[3] Her positive test was for DHEA, an endogenous steroid hormone banned in professional sports.[4] On 13 May 2014, she was disqualified for 16 months, from 31 October 2013, until 28 February 2015.[5]
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| Full name | Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1992 (age 29) Grozny, Russia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Volgodonsk Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dave Salo Formerly Andrey Yefimov |
Personal life[edit]
Yefimova was born in Grozny, but due to the First Chechen War her family moved to Volgodonsk. There she took up swimming at the age of six, coached by her father Andrey Yefimov.[6] Until 2011, she lived in Taganrog, where she trained under Irina Vyatchanina and studied at the Southern Federal University.[6] In March that year, she moved to California, United States, where she is coached by Dave Salo, the head coach of the University of Southern California swimming team.[7]Awards and honors[edit]
- Russian Female Swimmer of the Year (2008 and 2015)[6]
- Honorary citizen of Volgodonsk (since 2008)[28]
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2012)[6]
- Order of Friendship (2016)[29]
