Inga Afonina
Encyclopedia
Inga Afonina is a retired female diver
from Russia
, who is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1991 European Championships in the women's 10 m platform, behind Yelena Miroshina
. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
, finishing in fifth place at the Platform event.
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, who is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1991 European Championships in the women's 10 m platform, behind Yelena Miroshina
Yelena Miroshina
Yelena Miroshina was a female diver from Russia, best known for twice winning the gold medal at the European Championships in the women's 10 m platform....
. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, finishing in fifth place at the Platform event.