Aleftina Pryakhina Explained

Aleftina Pryakhina
Birth Date:13 June 1972
Birth Place:Ashgabat
Height:4 ft 7 in
Weight:68 lb
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Club:Central Army Sports Club
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Aleftina Pryakhina (Russian: Алевтина Пряхина) (born 13 June 1972) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast.[1] At the 1987 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the all-around and a bronze medal on floor exercise. She is known for her daring skills which were considered very hard for the time period. Pryakhina was an alternate for the Soviet team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam. She was coached by .

Selected competitive skills

!Apparatus!Name!Description!Difficulty[2] !Performed
VaultBaitovaYurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists5.01986
Yurchenko entry with full twist on, laid out salto backwards with full twist5.01987
Uneven Bars[3] Round off full twist mount over the low barD1986-87
MorioDouble back tuck with a full twist dismountD1986-87
Balance Beam[4] ShishovaBack tuck with a full twistF1986-87
ZamolodchikovaRound off full twist to hip circle mountE1986-87
Double back tuck with a full twist dismountG1986-1987
Floor ExerciseSilivasDouble back tuck with two twists[5] H1986-87

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
1985align=left SKDA Championships
Senior
1986align=left Chunichi Cup
align=left Junior European Championships 4
align=left Riga International
align=left Tokyo Cup
1987
align=left 74 6
align=left Moscow News 4
align=left USSR Championships 8 5
align=left USSR Cup 7
1988align=left USSR Championships 8
align=left USSR Cup 17
align=left World Sports Fair 7
1989align=left USSR Championships 8
align=left USSR Cup 13
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Notes and References

  1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-08-24/sports/8703040473_1_eddie-borysewicz-olympic-trials-rhonda-faehn "On the road in Indianapolis"
  2. according to the 2022-2024 Code of Points
  3. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina UB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
  4. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina BB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina FX 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Aleftina Pryakhina (USSR) . Gymn Forum . 3 August 2022 . 16 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Gymn Forum: 1987 European Champs., Women's EF . 2023-06-13 . www.gymn-forum.net.