Vera Sergeyevna Ilyina (, born 20 February 1974) is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Ilyina is the Olympic champion from Sydney, Australia in 2000 in the 3 m synchronized springboard with partner Yuliya Pakhalina. Ilyina was born in Moscow. She currently resides in Houston, United States. References sports-reference 1974 births Living people Russian female divers Olympic divers of the Unified Team Olympic divers of Russia Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Divers from Moscow Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian women