1. Yuliya Vladimirovna
Pakhalina
(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.
3. Biography
Nickname: Bubu.
Hobbies: Reading and dogs.
Education: Sports
Administration - University of
Houston: Houston, Texas, USA
Languages Spoken: Russian
and English
Club: Sports Club of Penza,
Penza, Russia
First Coach: Vladimir Pakhalin
[father], Russia, since 1984
4. Julia
Pakhalina is the Master of Sports in diving. She started diving from 1m
and 3m springboards and synchronized diving from 3 m-board. Julia Pakhalina
is a multiple World and European champion. She became the Olympic champion
at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.
She participated in three Olympics, having won five medals. In 2000 in
Sydney, she won the gold medal in 3m synchronized springboard along with her
partner Vera Ilyina.
In Athens in 2004 the duo won the silver medals in the individual diving.
J.Pakhalina won the bronze medal in 3 meter-springboard diving. In 2008 in
Beijing she won two silver medals in 3 meter-board diving and in 3m
synchronized diving along with Pozdnyakova.
J.Pakhalina won nine medals at the World Diving Championships. At the
1998 World Cup in Perth she won two World Championship titles in 3 meterboard and 3 meter-synchronized diving. At the 2001 World Championships in
Fukuoka she won the bronze medal in 3 meters-board diving and the silver
medal in the 3m synchronized diving. In 2003 in Barcelona she won two silver
medals in the same fields.
At the European Championship Julia Pakhalina won the bronze medal in 3
meter-board diving.
In 2007 she won the bronze medal in Melbourne. It was her first
international medal in1 meter-board diving. This success was followed by the
gold medal at the 2009 World Championship in Rome. She also won the bronze
medal in the 3m synchronized diving.
J.Pakhalina was also very successful at the European swimming
championships. She won eleven medals, including eight gold ones.
5. Julia 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.
6. Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 3
metre springboard Bronze medal)
Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's
synchronized 3 metre springboard (Gold medal)
Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's
synchronized 3 metre springboard (Silver medal)
