Eduard Zenovka

{{short description|Soviet modern pentathlete}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's modern pentathlon}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona | Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Barcelona| Individual}}

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{{MedalSilver|1996 Atlanta|Individual}}

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Eduard Grigoryevich Zenovka ({{langx|ru|Эдуард Григорьевич Зеновка}}) (born 26 April 1969) is a former Olympic modern pentathlete.

Career

He competed at the 1992 Olympics as part of the unified team and won a silver medal in the team event{{cite web |title=Eduard Zenovka |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/edouard-zenovka |website=olympics.com |access-date=29 October 2022}} and a bronze medal in the individual event. He represented Russia at the 1996 Olympics where he won a silver medal in the individual event.{{cite book |last1=Nauright |first1=John |title=Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice |date=6 April 2012 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-59884-301-9 |page=128 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mYBtMajLAaAC&pg=RA3-PA128 |language=en}}

Personal life

He is married to Russian Choreographer in Russian National team for rhythmic gymnastics, Irina Zenovka. He was previously engaged to rhythmic gymnast World Champion Oxana Kostina, who died from injuries sustained in a car crash. The police investigation revealed that Zenovka, who was driving the car, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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