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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Yarra Pistol Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Language Studies - Kazakh State University: Almaty, KAZ |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Reading, cooking, photography. (issf-sports.org, 01 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Her husband is an Australian shooting official. (london2012.olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She took up shooting when a school mate took her to a community class. She had dreamed of becoming a detective and thought it would be good to learn how to shoot. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her coach and husband. (Athlete, 10 Jun 2008) |
| Hero / Idol | Anatoly Babushkin and Roger Federer. (vis.org.au, 28 Mar 2010; Athlete, 10 Jun 2008) |
| Ambitions | To win everything. (vis.org.au ,28 Mar 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Anatoly Babushkin [husband] |
| Coach from what year? | 1993 |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began shooting at age 11. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1994 |
| Competing for | Kazakhstan |
| Tournament | World Cup |
| Location | United States |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Travel Agent |
| Languages | Russian, English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Through the difficulties to the stars." (Athlete, 10 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Kazakhstan |
General Interest | |
| Other information | FROM KAZAKHSTAN TO RUSSIA TO AUSTRALIA She competed for Kazakhstan at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney but competed for Russia between 2001 and 2004 after her husband was appointed the Russian national team coach. After failing to gain qualification for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens she followed her husband to Australia after he was handed the Australian national team job. She got Australian citizenship in 2005 and competed for them in the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing. (Beijing, 2008 ) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Husband Anatoly Babushkin and a daughter |