Yulia Raskina (; born April 9, 1982 in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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) is a Belarusian former
rhythmic gymnast
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and trainer. She is the
2000 Olympics
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silver medalist, the
1999 World All-around silver medalist, the two time (2000,1999)
European All-around silver medalist and
1999 Grand Prix Final All-around champion.
Personal life
Raskina is Jewish.
She was born into a sporting family. Her mother was the master of sports of the international class of the USSR in artistic gymnastics. Her father was also a master of sports, a trainer in track and field athletics.
Career
Raskina broke into the International RG scene at the
1997 World Championships in Berlin and was a three-time national champion. She became the
1999 World Championships all-around silver medalist and was a two-time European all-around silver medalist in 1999 and 2000. Raskina won the gold medal in ball at 2000 European in Zaragosa. She marked her career high by winning the silver in all-around at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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held in
Sydney
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, Australia ahead of then Olympic gold favorite
Alina Kabayeva
Alina Maratovna Kabaeva or Kabayeva (russian: Алина Маратовна Кабаева, ; tt-Cyrl, Әлинә Марат кызы Кабаева; born 12 May 1983) is a Russian politician, media manager and retired individual rhythmic gy ...
who took the bronze medal. She lost the gold to Yulia Barsakova by 0.084. Had her hoop not gone out of bounds by an inch which was a mandatory 0.1 deduction and a 4.9 out of 5.0 in Artistry, she would have won the gold. Raskina made unsuccessful comeback until 2003 and finally completed her career.
In 2005 and 2006, Raskina took part in
Cirque du Soleil
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's ''Corteo'' alongside former
Ukrainian
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rhythmic gymnast
Tamara Yerofeeva
Tamara Anatoliyivna Yerofeyeva ( uk, Тамара Анатоліївна Єрофеєва, russian: Тамара Анатольевна Ерофеева; born 4 March 1982)[German
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national team in
rhythmic gymnastics
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, contributing to the rising success of German rhythmic gymnasts in 2022.
Notable trainees include:
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Darja Varfolomeev
Darja Varfolomeev (born 4 November 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Champion with Clubs and All-around Silver Medalist.
Career Early life
Darja was born in Barnaul, Russia. Her Grandfather is orig ...
- twice
2022 European bronze medalist.
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Margarita Kolosov
Margarita Kolosov (born 11 March 2004 in Potsdam, Germany) is a German rhythmic gymnast.
Kolosov has been training at the federal base in Fellbach with Yuliya Raskina since 2016.
Personal life
Together with her sister, Margarita Kolosov sta ...
Routine music information
Detailed Olympic results
See also
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List of select Jewish gymnasts
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Belarusian rhythmic gymnasts
Jewish gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Belarus
Olympic silver medalists for Belarus
Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
21st-century Belarusian Jews
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Gymnasts from Minsk
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