Natalia Ziganchina
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Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina, , born 24 December 1985 in Saint Petersburg
, is a former Russia
n gymnast
. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ziganshina, born into a Tatar family, 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 Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
Ziganshina was the gold medalist on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and a silver medalist on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships. Her younger sister, Gulnara, was also a gymnast and competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.
She did not compete at the 2003 Gymnastics World Championships in Anaheim, but returned the next year to help Russia place third at the Olympic Games in Athens.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, is a former Russia
Russia
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n gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ziganshina, born into a Tatar family, 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 Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
Ziganshina was the gold medalist on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and a silver medalist on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships. Her younger sister, Gulnara, was also a gymnast and competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.
She did not compete at the 2003 Gymnastics World Championships in Anaheim, but returned the next year to help Russia place third at the Olympic Games in Athens.