Gulnaz Radikovna Gubaydullina (russian: Гульназ Радиковна Губайдуллина, tt-Cyrl, Гөлназ Радик кызы Гобәйдуллина; born 14 February 1992) is a Russian

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. She has qualified for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. At the

2017 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2017 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 29 August 2017. The events include pistol shooting, fencing, 200m swimming, show jumping and a 3 km run. Medal summary Men Women Mixed Medal table Refe ...

, Gubaydullina won the gold medal in the individual competition, becoming the second Russian woman to do so (the other being Elizaveta Suvorova in 1997).

Biography

Gubaydullina was born to a Bashkir father and a

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mother. She started swimming in

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at the age of six. When she was thirteen, she participated in the double-event, winning gold in a local tournament. Gubaydullina is a four-times junior and youth European champion, and a world youth silver medalist. She is a bronze medalist in the mixed event at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. The Russian became fourth at the 2015 European Modern Pentathlon Championships, giving her a place at the

. Although Gubaydullina set a new record in 200 m swimming (2:07.94) at the

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, she finished just 15th (following the disqualification of Chen Qian she took the 14th position). Gubaydullina and

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won the mixed event of the

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. At the

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held in

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, Japan in 2021, Gubaydullina started off by showing the best result in swimming, setting an

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(2:07.31). However, she was eliminated in the third stage, after her randomly assigned horse 'Saint Boy' refused to continue jumping, leaving her without a medal at the end, although having the 6th best time in the final stage. She won the 2021 Cup of the President of the Russian Federation (former Kremlin Cup), after winning the fencing, swimming and the final laser run stages.Губайдуллина и Лифанов выиграли Кубок президента РФ по современному пятиборью
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gubaydullina, Gulnaz 1992 births Living people Russian female modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes of Russia Modern pentathletes at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists People from Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Tatar people of Russia Tatar sportspeople Volga Tatars Sportspeople from Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 21st-century Russian women