Galina Minaicheva
Galina Yakovlevna Minaicheva (Russian: Галина Яковлевна Минаичева; born 17 October 1929) was a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within the first 10 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.[1]
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| Born | 17 October 1929 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow; Dynamo Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Minaicheva married a Georgian man and moved to Tbilisi, changing her last name to Sharabidze (Russian: Шарабидзе).[1] Under this name she won a team gold medal at the 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2] In 1957 she graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Tbilisi and worked as a gymnastics coach.[3][4]
References
- Galina Minaicheva Archived December 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- 1954 World Championships. gymn-forum.net
- Минаичева Галина Яковлевна. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 111. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
External links
- Biography of Galina Minaicheva (in Russian)
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