Anastasia Pozdniakova
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| Full name | Anastasia Urevna Pozdniakova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
December 11, 1985 Elektrostal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3m, 3m synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Yulia Pakhalina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anastasia Urevna Pozdniakova (Russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Позднякова; born December 11, 1985 in Elektrostal, Soviet Union) is a Russian diver. Pozdniakova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with her partner Yuliya Pakhalina in the 3m Synchronized Springboard.
Pozdniakova lives in Houston, Texas, United States and competes for the University of Houston's diving team. In February 2009, Pozdniakova won her 11th-career Conference USA Diver of the Week honor, the fifth-most weekly honors won by an athlete in any C-USA sport and the most for any diver in C-USA history.[1]
Currently a redshirt junior, Pozdniakova has competed on the Houston Cougars diving team since 2004. She is currently coaching at Spring Branch ISD in Houston, TX.
References
- ↑ UH Cougars (February 7, 2009). "Diving's Pozdniakova Named C-USA Diver of the Week - This is Pozdniakova's 11th-Career Weekly Honor". UH Cougars.