Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Berwick, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Yarra Pistol Club: Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading, cooking, gardening. (shootingaustralia.org, 15 Apr 2016) |
Famous relatives |
Her son Siarhei Yauhlevski has represented Australia in shooting at junior international level. (olympics.com.au, 30 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her father was also a sportsman and supported her. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her husband. (ausshooting.org, 17 Apr 2012) |
Hero / Idol |
Russian shooter Marina Logvinenko. (olympics.com.au, 07 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Vladimir Galiabovitch [national] |
Handedness |
Right eye, right hand |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first tried shooting in 1978 in the Soviet Union. She began competing in the sport in 1980. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Russian, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Lola (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 25 Feb 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." (shootingaustralia.org, 15 Apr 2016) |
Other information |
MOVE TO AUSTRALIA Born in the Russian Federation, she moved to Belarus as a young girl and competed for the country at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. She became an Australian citizen in 2001 and turned out for her adopted nation at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 25 Feb 2016; theaustralian.com.au, 01 Aug 2012; olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2012; ABC, 28 Jul 2004) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Two children |
Other names |
Lolita Tsvetkova |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (shootingaustralia.org, 15 Apr 2016) |