Alfia Bilyalovna Nazmutdinova (russian: Альфия Биляловна Назмутдинова; born 29 April 1949) is a retired
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 ...
who competed for the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. She is the
1971 World All-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
Alfia Nazmutdinova was born to an ethnic
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different family as one of four daughters.
Career
Nazmutdinova began training in rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown of
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
. She was influenced by her elder sister, Lilia, a rhythmic gymnast and Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Her coach was Elizaveta Oblygina, one of the first Soviet Honored coaches in rhythmic gymnastics.
Nazmutdinova won the Cup of the USSR three times. Together with teammate
Elena Karpuchina
Elena Alekseevna Karpukhina (russian: Елена Алексеевна Карпухина; born 21 March 1951 in Moscow) is a retired rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. She is the 1967 World All-around champion and 1971 World Al ...
, she competed at the
1971 World Championships in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Cuba, winning bronze in the all-around. At the event finals, she won gold medal in ribbon, a silver in ball and a bronze medal in the rope. She was awarded the title of "Master of Sports" in 1965.
After retiring from competition, Nazmutdinova switched to coaching and teaching.
References
External links
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History of Soviet World Championships
1949 births
Living people
Russian rhythmic gymnasts
Soviet rhythmic gymnasts
Tatar people of Russia
Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
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