Medeya "Mzia" Jugeli ( ka, მედეა ჯუღელი, russian: Медея Николаевна Джугели; August 1, 1925 – January 8, 2016) was a Georgian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, finishing within top 15 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold and one silver medal. She won seven national titles in the vault, in 1946, 1947 and 1951–1955. After retirement she worked as gymnastics

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...

. She died in Tbilisi in 2016, aged 90.Некролог
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1925 births 2016 deaths Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Soviet female artistic gymnasts Female artistic gymnasts from Georgia (country) Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Sportspeople from Kutaisi Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Georgia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub