Natalia Ziganshina Explained

Natalia Ziganshina
Birth Date:1985 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height:156 cm
Discipline:WAG
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Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina (Russian: Наталья Камиловна Зиганшина; born 24 December 1985), is a Russian former gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Ziganshina was born 24 December 1985 in Leningrad. Her father is a Tatar. Her younger sister, Gulnara, also competed in gymnastics, appearing at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.

Career

Ziganshina 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 Championships in Ghent, Belgium.

Ziganshina won gold on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and silver on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships.

She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim but returned the next year. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
2001 align=left 2nd 2nd
2002 align=left 1st 4th 1st 2nd
align=left 2nd 7th
align=left World Cup Final 8th
2004 align=left 3rd
YearCompetition descriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2004bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 Olympic Gamesbgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 AthensTeambgcolor=cc9966 3113.2354149.420
All-around3136.111
Vault109.337
Uneven bars559.087
Balance beam398.962
Floor exercise608.687
2002World Cup FinalStuttgartFloor exercise88.400
World ChampionshipsDebrecenVaultbgcolor=silver 29.393
Vault (Semi-final)29.306
Vault (Qualification)19.387
Floor exercise78.862
Floor exercise(Semi-final)49.350
Floor exercise (Qualification)129.025
European ChampionshipsPatrasTeambgcolor=gold 1111.833
All-around436.280237.398
Vaultbgcolor=gold 19.44319.537
Uneven bars49.337
Balance beam49.137
Floor exercisebgcolor=silver 29.45019.387
2001World ChampionshipsGhentTeambgcolor=silver 2109.0234144.134
All-aroundbgcolor=silver 237.3051135.962
Vault109.250
Uneven bars119.137
Balance beam138.875
Floor exercise438.700

See also

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