Natalia Ziganshina

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Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina (Russian: Наталья Камиловна Зиганшина; born 24 December 1985), is a Russian former gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Natalia Ziganshina
Personal information
Country represented Russia
Born (1985-12-24) 24 December 1985 (age 38)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 3 0
European Championships 2 1 0
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2002 Debrecen Vault
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Brisbane Uneven Bars
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Vault
Silver medal – second place 2002 Patras Floor Exercise

Personal life

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Ziganshina was born 24 December 1985 in Leningrad. Her father is a Tatar. Her younger sister, Gulnara, also competed in gymnastics, appearing at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.[citation needed]

Career

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Ziganshina was a member of Russia's gold-medal team at the 2000 Junior European Championships. She won the all-around silver and silver with the Russian team at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium.

Ziganshina won gold on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and silver on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships.

She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim but returned the next year. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2001 World Championships 2nd 2nd
2002 European Championships 1st 4th 1st 2nd
World Championships 2nd 7th
World Cup Final 8th
2004 Olympic Games 3rd
Year Competition description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2004 Olympic Games Athens Team 3 113.235 4 149.420
All-around 31 36.111
Vault 10 9.337
Uneven bars 55 9.087
Balance beam 39 8.962
Floor exercise 60 8.687
2002 World Cup Final Stuttgart Floor exercise 8 8.400
World Championships Debrecen Vault 2 9.393
Vault (Semi-final) 2 9.306
Vault (Qualification) 1 9.387
Floor exercise 7 8.862
Floor exercise(Semi-final) 4 9.350
Floor exercise (Qualification) 12 9.025
European Championships Patras Team 1 111.833
All-around 4 36.280 2 37.398
Vault 1 9.443 1 9.537
Uneven bars 4 9.337
Balance beam 4 9.137
Floor exercise 2 9.450 1 9.387
2001 World Championships Ghent Team 2 109.023 4 144.134
All-around 2 37.305 11 35.962
Vault 10 9.250
Uneven bars 11 9.137
Balance beam 13 8.875
Floor exercise 43 8.700

See also

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References

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