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'''Zinaida Voronina''', born '''Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina''' (also Druginina), ({{lang-ru|Зинаида Борисовна Дружинина Воронина}}; 10 December 1947, in [[Yoshkar-Ola]], [[Mari ASSR]] &ndash; 17 March 2001) was a [[USSR|Soviet]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid-1960s to early 1970s.<ref name=r2/>
'''Zinaida Voronina''', born '''Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina''' (also Druginina), ({{lang-ru|Зинаида Борисовна Дружинина Воронина}}; 10 December 1947, in [[Yoshkar-Ola]], [[Mari ASSR]] &ndash; 17 March 2001) was a [[USSR|Soviet]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid-1960s to early 1970s.<ref name=r2/>


Voronina's major debut came at the [[1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1966 World Championships]] in Dortmund, Germany. There she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise, receiving the highest individual score of any gymnast at those games (9.933).<ref name=r1/>
Voronina's major debut came at the [[1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1966 World Championships]] in Dortmund, Germany. There she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise, receiving the highest individual score of any gymnast at those games (9.933).<ref name=r1/> She trained with [[Vladimir Shelkovnikov]].<ref name="chesalin">{{cite news|url=http://www.championat.com/other/article-243332-za-101-m-kilometrom-kak-vodka-pogubila-sovetskuju-gimnastku.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=lentainform&utm_campaign=championat.com&utm_term=144872&utm_content=4181803|title=Трагическая история советской гимнастки Зинаиды Ворониной - Чемпионат|last=Чесалин|first=Михаил|date=17 March 2016|publisher=[[Chempionat]]|language=Russian|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref>


She went on to win several individual medals over the next four years, most notably at the [[Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]] where she won the individual all-around silver behind [[Věra Čáslavská]]. At the same games, she became Olympic champion in the team competition.<ref name=r1/>
She went on to win several individual medals over the next four years, most notably at the [[Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]] where she won the individual all-around silver behind [[Věra Čáslavská]]. At the same games, she became Olympic champion in the team competition.<ref name=r1/>

Revision as of 20:15, 23 March 2016

Zinaida Voronina
Zinaida Voronina in 1967
Personal information
Born(1947-12-10)December 10, 1947
Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Died17 March 2001(2001-03-17) (aged 53)
Balashikha, Moskva, Russia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Soviet Union
ClubDynamo Moscow
Retired1972
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Uneven bars
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Ljubljana Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Dortmund Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana Floor Exercise
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Amsterdam All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Amsterdam Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Amsterdam Floor Exercise

Zinaida Voronina, born Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina (also Druginina), (Template:Lang-ru; 10 December 1947, in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari ASSR – 17 March 2001) was a Soviet gymnast who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid-1960s to early 1970s.[1]

Voronina's major debut came at the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany. There she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise, receiving the highest individual score of any gymnast at those games (9.933).[2] She trained with Vladimir Shelkovnikov.[3]

She went on to win several individual medals over the next four years, most notably at the 1968 Summer Olympics where she won the individual all-around silver behind Věra Čáslavská. At the same games, she became Olympic champion in the team competition.[2]

Around the time of the 1968 games, she married Olympic gymnast Mikhail Voronin. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to a son, Dmitry, and came back to further successes at the 1970 World Championships, among other games. She attempted to make the Soviet team for the 1972 Olympics, but faced a strong competition and only placed 10th in the individual all-around at the national championships.[2]

The same year she retired and started working as a gymnastics coach together with her husband. Saddled with her professional life and a difficult childhood (alcoholic mother, father she never met) she struggled with alcoholism. In 1980, she was divorced from her husband, who received custody of their son (he later became a competitive gymnast). She spent the remainder of her years working in a factory in Balashikha, Russia, dying in March 2001 at the age of 53.[2]

In 1969, she was awarded the "Order of the Badge of Honor".

References

  1. ^ Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. gymnast.ru
  2. ^ a b c d Zinaida Voronina. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Чесалин, Михаил (17 March 2016). "Трагическая история советской гимнастки Зинаиды Ворониной - Чемпионат" (in Russian). Chempionat. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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