Vera Biryukova
Vera Leonidovna Biryukova (Russian: Вера Леонидовна Бирюкова; born 11 April 1998 in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion.
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| Full name | Vera Leonidovna Biryukova |
| Alternative name(s) | Vera Biriukova |
| Country represented |  Russia |
| Born | 11 April 1998 Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia |
| Residence | Moscow |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) |
| Years on national team | 2013–present |
| Club | OMSK Centre of Gymnastics[1] |
| Gym | Novogorsk |
| Head coach(es) | Tatiana Sergaeva |
| Assistant coach(es) | Vera Shtelbaums |
| Former coach(es) | Natalia Glemba |
| Choreographer | Elena Arais |
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Career
Biryukova was born in Omsk (also home to two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Irina Tchachina, Soviet World champion Galima Shugurova, 1987 World champion Tatiana Druchinina and 2012 London Olympics Group all-around champion Ksenia Dudkina). She began gymnastics at five years old under the encouragement of her mother, her first coach was Natalia Glemba, she studied at the Omsk schools number 61 and 125 where she began training with Elena Arais and her mother Vera Shtelbaums.
Biryukova was briefly included as part of Russia's group however she was later relegated to the reserve team. It wasn't until in 2016 that she had her big breakthrough, Biryukova returned as member of the Russian national group after replacing Ksenia Poliakova, she began competing with the Russian group at the 2016 World Cup series in Kazan and Baku.
On August 19–21, Biryukova was member of the golden winning Russian group (together with Anastasia Maksimova, Maria Tolkacheva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Anastasiia Tatareva) that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3]
Awards
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2016).[4]
- Order of Friendship (August 25, 2016) - for outstanding sports achievements at the Games XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), manifested the will to win and sense of purpose.[5]
Detailed Olympic results
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 1st | 36.233 | 2nd | 35.516 | |
| 'L'adoration De La Terre, Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale, Time, Forward! Igor Stravinsky, Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Vedernikov |
6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 1st | 18.633 | 6th | 17.233 | |||
| Samba Do Brasil, Those Were The Days by Bellini, Gruppa Na-Na |
5 Ribbons | 3rd | 17.600 | 1st | 18.283 | |||
References
- Центр художественной гимнастики г. Омск
- "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "WATCH: Top rhythmic gymnastics moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ПРИКАЗ «О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ЗВАНИЯ „ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ МАСТЕР СПОРТА РОССИИ“»
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
External links
- Vera BIRIUKOVA at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Vera BIRIUKOVA at the International Olympic Committee
- Vera Biryukova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Vera Biryukova on Instagram