Natalia Vladimirovna Zuyeva (russian: Наталья Владимировна Зуева, born October 10, 1988) is a Russian
rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...
. She is the 2008 Olympic champion in the group all-around.
Career
Zuyeva won gold in the group all-around at the 2006 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in
Moscow
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. She then won gold medals at the
2007 World Championships in
Patras
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Greece
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["2007 World Championships – Patras, Greece – Gymnastics"]
(Retrieved on August 24th, 2008) and the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
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China
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.
["2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China – Gymnastics"]
''http://en.beijing2008.cn/'' (Retrieved on August 24th, 2008)
Zuyeva has also competed in
Latin dance
Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America.
The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport competi ...
competitions in Russia and northern Europe.
[Zuyeva's dancing profile]
''http://dancesportinfo.net''(Retrieved on August 24th, 2008)
Personal life
Zuyeva lives in
Belgorod
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The population of Be ...
.
Detailed Olympic results
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
People from Belgorod
Russian rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Sportspeople from Belgorod Oblast
21st-century Russian women
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