Personal information | |
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Full name | Tetyana Valentynivna Khala |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 6 May 1987
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk |
Tetyana Valentynivna Khala ( Ukrainian: Тетяна Валентинівна Хала; born May 6, 1987) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. [1] She represented her nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in the top 30 of the women's 200 m butterfly.
Khala competed as a lone swimmer for the Ukrainian team in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:13.59 at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. [2] [3] She challenged six other swimmers on the second heat including Singapore's Tao Li, who finished fifth in the 100 m butterfly final. She edged out Tao to take the fourth spot by 0.47 of a second in 2:12.16. Khala failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-fourth overall in the prelims. [4] [5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tetyana Valentynivna Khala |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 6 May 1987
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk |
Tetyana Valentynivna Khala ( Ukrainian: Тетяна Валентинівна Хала; born May 6, 1987) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. [1] She represented her nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in the top 30 of the women's 200 m butterfly.
Khala competed as a lone swimmer for the Ukrainian team in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:13.59 at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. [2] [3] She challenged six other swimmers on the second heat including Singapore's Tao Li, who finished fifth in the 100 m butterfly final. She edged out Tao to take the fourth spot by 0.47 of a second in 2:12.16. Khala failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-fourth overall in the prelims. [4] [5]