Famous People with Name Olimpia

Olimpia Boronat            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Olimpia Boronat: was an Italian operatic coloratura soprano, noted for her performances of the soprano roles in the bel canto repertory.Boronat was born in Genoa, and made her debut either there or in Naples during 1885. She sang around the world, particularly the Spanish

Olimpiada Ivanova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Olimpiada Ivanova: is a Russian race walker. She has 4 medals from the major events. The next major sporting event she took part in was the 2004 Athens Olympics where she finished second. The winner was the home hero Athanasia Tsoumeleka, who deeply moved the ecstatic Greek crowd by getting her country's first ever medal in the event (time 1:29:12). Ivanova finished four seconds later and could not hide her disappointment. She did, however, win the gold for the 20 km walk in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, beating the world record.