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.

Vera Biryukova
Vera Biryukova in 2016
Personal information
Full nameVera Leonidovna Biryukova
Alternative name(s)Vera Biriukova
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998
Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Years on national team2013–present
ClubOMSK Centre of Gymnastics[1]
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
Assistant coach(es)Vera Shtelbaums
Former coach(es)Natalia Glemba
ChoreographerElena Arais
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Summer Olympics
2016 Rio de JaneiroGroup all-around
European Games
2019 Minsk 5 Balls
2019 Minsk Group all-around
Summer Universiade
2017 TaipeiGroup 5 hoops
2017 TaipeiGroup 3 balls/2 ropes
2017 TaipeiGroup all-around

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

Detailed Olympic results
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
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
  1. Центр художественной гимнастики г. Омск
  2. "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. "WATCH: Top rhythmic gymnastics moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ПРИКАЗ «О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ЗВАНИЯ „ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ МАСТЕР СПОРТА РОССИИ“»
  5. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»


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