Galina Minaicheva
Soviet gymnast (1929–2025)
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Galina Yakovlevna Minaicheva (Russian: Галина Яковлевна Минаичева; 29 December 1929 – 28 January 2025) was a Soviet artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within the first 10 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.[1]
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| Born | 29 December 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 2025 (aged 95) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow; Dynamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Minaicheva married a Georgian man and moved to Tbilisi, changing her last name to Sharabidze (Russian: Шарабидзе).[1] Under this name she won a team gold medal at the 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2] In 1957 she graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Tbilisi and worked as a gymnastics coach.[3][4]
Minaicheva died in Tbilisi, Georgia on 28 January 2025, at the age of 95.[5][6]
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