Maria Kryuchkova Explained

Maria Kryuchkova
Fullname:Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova
Birth Date:7 July 1988
Birth Place:Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Death Place:Rostov-on-Don
Height:1.50NaN0[1]
Discipline:WAG
Club:Olympic Reserve
Rostov-on-Don
Headcoach:Olga Sagina
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Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Крючкова; 7 July 1988 – 8 March 2015) was a Russian gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Career

Kryuchkova competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras, Greece, winning team gold and placing sixth on floor.[2] In 2003, she won team bronze at the WOGA Classic in Texas, USA. Later that year, she swept the Friendship Classic. In 2004, she did not make the Russian team for the European Championships, but won gold on floor, and placed fifth in the all-around and eighth on vault at the Russian Cup. She was named to the Russian team for the Olympic Games in Athens, where she contributed to a team bronze medal.

Death

Kryuchkova died of an embolism on 8 March 2015, at age 26.[2]

Competitive history

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2004bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=2 Olympic Gamesbgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=2 AthensTeambgcolor=cc9966 3113.2354149.420
Floor Exercise797.975

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariya Kryuchkova. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/mariya-kryuchkova-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference. 10 March 2015.
  2. News: Turner. Amanda. Russians Mourns Loss of Bobrova, Kryuchkova. 10 April 2015. International Gymnast Magazine. 10 April 2015.