Svetlana Fedotkina
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Svetlana Aleksandrovna Fedotkina is a Russia
n speed skater
who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics
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She was born in Krasnoyarsk
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In 1994 she won the silver medal in the 1500 metres contest. In the 1000 metres event she finished eleventh and in the 500 metres competition she finished 20th.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
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She was born in Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
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In 1994 she won the silver medal in the 1500 metres contest. In the 1000 metres event she finished eleventh and in the 500 metres competition she finished 20th.