Aliona Afanasieva
Adanasyeva at the 2003 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | Alena Igorevna Rusakova 3 October 1987 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Pool career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sport | Russian pyramid |
| Best finish | World Championship Runner-up (2005) |
Alena Igorevna Afanasyeva (Russian: Алёна И́горевна Афана́сьева; née Rusakova; born 3 October 1987) is a Ukrainian professional Russian pyramid player.[1] She is a two-time European Champion and a silver medalist at the World Russian Pyramid Championships.
Afanasyeva won her first European Championship title at the age of 16 in 2003 defeating Anna Maschirina in the final.[2][3][4] In 2005, she reached the final of the World Pyramid Championship, finishing as the runner-up.[5] She won her second European championship in 2008.[5] She has also won eight Ukrainian national titles.[1]
Personal life
Afanasyeva graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Banking of the University of Banking in 2009. She is married and has a daughter, Anna, born in 2010. She met her husband through the billiards circuit.[6]
Achievements
- World Championships:
- Runner-up: 2005[7]
- European Championships:
- Winner: 2003, 2008
- Runner-up: 2006
References
- ^ a b "Alena Afanasyeva Profile". BilliardSport.ru. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Россиянин Кирилл Анищенко – чемпион Европы 2003 года" [Russian Kirill Anishchenko is the 2003 European Champion]. Billiard Magazine (in Russian). October 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Чемпионат Европы 2003 по пирамиде, женщины". tournamentservice.net. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "Official Website of Alena Afanasyeva". Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Алёна Русакова: портрет на фоне Баку" [Alena Rusakova: Portrait against the backdrop of Baku]. Billiard Sport (in Russian). August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Afanasyeva Alena Igorevna Biography". WMJ.su. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Afanasyeva Alena Igorevna". llb.su (in Russian).