Olena Dvornichenko
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Dvornichenko is Jewish, and was born in Ukraine.She and her teammates competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's 14th participation in the Summer Olympics.43 Israeli athletes competed in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, the previous record having been 40 at Sydney 2000...
in Beijing
Beijing
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, China, and placed 6th in the finals as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.
She and her Israeli teammates placed 5th in the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in both Hoops and All-Around in Mie, Japan.