Vera Ilyina

Vera Ilyina
Personal information
Born20 February 1974 (1974-02-20) (age 50)
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 3 m synchro
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 3 m springboard
Representing  Russia
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 1 m springboard
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 3 m springboard

Vera Sergeyevna Ilyina (Russian: Вера Серге́евна Ильина, born 20 February 1974) is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ilyina is the Olympic champion from Sydney, Australia in 2000 in the 3 m synchronized springboard with partner Yuliya Pakhalina.

Ilyina was born in Moscow.

She currently resides in Houston, United States.

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