Yuliya Yefimova

Yuliya Yefimova
Yefimova in 2016
Personal information
Full nameYuliya Andreyevna Yefimova
National teamRussia
Born (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32)
Grozny, Chechen Republic[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, individual medley
ClubVolgodonsk Swim Club
CoachDave Salo
Formerly Andrey Yefimov
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 4×100 m medley

Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova (Russian: Юлия Андреевна Ефимова, also romanized Efimova; born 3 April 1992) is a Russian competitive swimmer. She is the Russian record holder in the 200 metre individual medley (short course), 50 metre breaststroke (short course and long course), 100 metre breaststroke (short course and long course), and 200 metre breaststroke (short course and long course). After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metre and 200 metre breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metre breaststroke in 2009 and 2013, the 100 metre breaststroke in 2015, and the 200 metre breaststroke in 2013, 2017, and 2019. In 2019, she became the first woman to win the 200 metre breaststroke at a FINA World Aquatics Championships three times. She is a former world record holder in the long course 50 metre breaststroke. She has won 109 medals, including 48 gold medals, at Swimming World Cups.

After failing a drug test, Yefimova was disqualified from competition for 16 months, from October 2013 to February 2015, was stripped of her results and medals at the 2013 European Short Course Championships, and four of her world short-course records were invalidated.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Yefimova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Iuliia Efimova", London2012.com, archived from the original on 26 April 2013, retrieved 8 September 2016