Tatsiana Piatrenia

Tatsiana Piatrenia (also Tatyana Petrenya, Russian: Татьяна Олеговна Петреня, born 18 October 1981)[1] is a Belarusian trampoline gymnast, who has competed at four Olympic Games, with a best finish of fifth. She won the individual events at the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and the 2012 European Trampoline Championships.

Tatsiana Piatrenia
Piatrenia in 2008
Personal information
Native nameТатьяна Олеговна Петреня
Born (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981
Mogilev, Belarussian SSR
Years active2004 –
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportTrampolining
Achievements and titles
World finals2015, 2016, 2017
Regional finals2012
Olympic finals2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Medal record
Trampolining
Representing  Belarus
European Trampoline Championships
2012 Saint PetersburgWomen's individual
Trampoline World Championships
2015 OdenseWomen's synchronised
2017 SofiaWomen's individual
2017 SofiaWomen's synchronised
FIG World Cup
2016 BakuWomen's individual

Career

Piatrenia has competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics,[2][1] making her the first female trampoline gymnast to compete at four Olympics.[3] At the 2004 and 2008 Games, she did not reach the final of the women's individual event.[2][1] In 2012, she won her event at the European Trampoline Championships,[2] and finished fifth in the women's individual event in the Olympics.[2][1] In 2015, Piatrenia won a bronze medal in the women's synchronized trampoline event at the Trampoline World Championships.[2][4] In 2016, she reached the FIG World Cup final,[5] finishing second in the women's individual event.[6] She finished fifth in women's individual final at the 2016 Games,[1][7] after having come first in the qualifying section of the event.[8][9] In 2017, she won the women's individual event at the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships,[10][11] and came third in the women's synchronised trampoline event alongside Maryia Makharynskaya.[12]

Awards

In 2014, she was awarded the Master of Sport of Belarus by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.[13] In 2017, she won the Belarus Female Sportsperson of the Year award.[10][14]

References
  1. "Tatyana Petrenya". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Tatsiana Piatrenia". NBC Sports. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "China trampoline star Dong Dong eyes last jump in Tokyo". Agence France-Presse. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020 – via France 24.
  4. "Gymnastics Trampoline: Women's Synchronised Final" (PDF) (pdf). Baku 2015. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. "Azerbaijani athlete reaches final in FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics in Baku". AzerNews. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "Belarus wins gold in individual events at FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics". Trend News Agency. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. "Rio Highlights". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "Bryony Page claims trampoline silver, Rosie MacLennan takes gold". Eurosport UK. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. "Olympics-Trampolining-Women's individual trampoline qualification results". Reuters. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. "Belarus' best athletes of 2017 announced". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. Howell, Bill (12 November 2017). "Belarussian, Chinese and South African joy at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. Morgan, Liam (11 November 2017). "Jia equals individual tumbling record at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  13. "Distinguished Belarusians honored with state awards". Bragin District Executive Committee. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  14. "Tatyana Petrenya recognized as best Belarusian athlete 2017". National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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