Ilona Yudina (28 June 1984 - 21 May 2018) was a Ukrainian Paralympic sitting volleyball player, master of sports of international class.[1][2]

Ilona Yudina
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born(1984-06-28)28 June 1984
DiedMay 21, 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 33)
Honours
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team

Yudina was a part of the Ukrainian women's national sitting volleyball team. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics winning the bronze medal,[3] 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2010 World Championships, and 2014 World Championships. She was involved in the volleyball section of the Dnipropetrovsk regional center "Invasport".[4]

Ilona Yudina died of cancer on 21 May 2018 in Dnipro at the age of 33, as reported by the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ilona Yudina - Sitting Volleyball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "В Днепре скончалась бронзовая призерша Паралимпиады-2012 Илона Юдина". Событие (in Russian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "В 33-летнем возрасте умерла украинская волейболистка, призер Паралимпиады-2012". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "У Дніпрі померла призерка Паралімпіади Ілона Юдіна". Вісті Придніпров'я (in Russian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Українська паралімпійка Ілона Юдіна померла через рак". Громадське радіо (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.