Inha Shkarupa Explained

Inha Shkarupa
Birth Date:9 September 1981
Birth Place:Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:150 cm
Weight:40 kg
Discipline:WAG
Club:Dynamo Ternopil
Headcoach:Zinaida Gorbach
Assistcoach:Tetiana Gerashchenko
Retired:yes
Show-Medals:yes

Inha Shkarupa (born 9 September 1981 in Ternopil) is a retired Ukrainian gymnast.[1]

Career

Her first major achievement in international competitions is two bronze medals in team competition and vault event (juniors) at the 1996 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham.[2] [3]

The following year, Shkarupa competed at the 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, finishing 4th in team competition and 12th in all-around event.[4]

In 1998, Inha won a gold medal in all-around event at the French international tournament Paris-Bercy.[5] [6] She also represented Ukraine at the European Championships in Saint Petersburg, winning a bronze medal in team competition[7] and finishing 8th in vault event.[8]

The following year, she competed at the 1999 European Gymnastics Masters, winning a silver medal with Ukrainian team.[9] Later, at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships she won a bronze medal in team competition.[10] She also received a silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in team competition and finished 4th in all-around event.[11] [12]

In 2000, at the international tournament American Cup Series she finished fifth in all-around event.[13]

Since 2000, she is a circus actress in Cirque Du Soleil in the United States.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nation of XI Femme Fatales of Russia and Eastern Europe. nationofxitelevision.com. 14 April 2024.
  2. Web site: 1996 Jr. European Championships Women's AA . Gymn Forum . 14 April 2024 . 18 January 2004.
  3. Web site: Захватывающая история тернополянки, которая из-за неудачи в Украине стала цирковой звездой в США. Новости Тернополя. 14 April 2024. ru.
  4. Web site: 33rd World Championships Artistic Gymnastics . . 14 April 2024.
  5. Web site: На 8-м международном турнире Paris-Bercy. Спорт Экспресс. 14 April 2024. ru.
  6. Web site: МЕСТО ВСТРЕЧИ ПОКРЫТО МРАКОМ. Zn.ua. 14 April 2024. ru.
  7. Web site: 1998 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women St Petersburg (RUS) 1998 April 30 - May 3 Finals Women . Gymnastics Results . 14 April 2024.
  8. Web site: 1998 European Championships Women's EF . Gymn Forum . 14 April 2024 . 16 January 2004.
  9. Web site: ГИМНАСТИЧЕСКИЙ КОКТЕЙЛЬ. Zn.ua. 14 April 2024. ru.
  10. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3180%3Achina-hands-bronze-from-1999-worlds-to-ukraine&catid=81%3Aheadlines&Itemid=198 China Hands Bronze from 1999 Worlds to Ukraine
  11. Web site: Gymnastics results of the 1995 Summer Universiade. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002042520/http://www.ulb.ac.be//assoc/fisu/html/palma.html . 14 April 2024. 2 October 2012 . en.
  12. Web site: Degteva 13th, Moneymaker 16th in All-Around Finals at World University Games. UCLA. 14 April 2024. en.
  13. Web site: AMERICAN CUP SERIES 2000. gymmedia.com. 14 April 2024. en.
  14. Web site: Захоплююча історія тернополянки, яка через невдачі в Україні стала цирковою зіркою у США. Сайт міста Тернополя. 14 April 2024. uk.