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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1989 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus), Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 25m Sports Pistol | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimir Galiabovitch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elena Galiabovitch (born 13 November 1989)[1] is an Australian shooter and physician. She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Galiabovitch competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the Women's 10 metre air pistol event.[2]
She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in both the Women's 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre Pistol events. At that same Games, in recognition of her effort as a frontline worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, Galiabovitch was selected by the International Olympic Committee as one of six athletes to carry the Olympic flag at the Games’ opening ceremony.[3]
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Interview with Elena GALIABOVITCH (AUS) - 2018 ISSF World Cup Stage 2 in Changwon (KOR)
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25m Pistol Women Final - 2018 ISSF World Cup Stage 2 in Changwon (KOR)
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Personal life
Elena is a Melbourne-based physician and studying a master's degree to become a urological surgeon.[4]
Her father, Vladimir Galiabovitch, is her coach as well as other members of the national team. Vladimir and his family migrated to Australia when Elena was 4[4] in 1994.[5] The sickness of Elena was the reason for Vladimir to consider migration.[5]
Vladimir also coached Iran, Singapore, and Kuwait before returning to Australia in 2013,[5] while his daughter, Elena, rejoins the sport in 2014, after quitting it for the first time at teen.[4]
References
- ^ "Elena Galiabovitch". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (8 April 2018). "Galiabovitch wins bronze in 10m air pistol". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Graham, Brett; de Silva, Chris (23 July 2021). "Aussie shooter given huge Olympics honour". World Wide of Sports. Nine. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Intili, Daniela (14 June 2021). "The father-daughter duo shooting for Olympic glory". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "A global journey of determination and purpose". Shooting Australia. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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