Pelageya Danilova
Soviet gymnast (1918–2001)
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Pelageya Aleksandrovna Danilova (Russian: Пелаге́я Алекса́ндровна Дани́лова; 4 May 1918 – 31 July 2001) was a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within top 12 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold and one silver medal.[1][2]
Born4 May 1918
Boroviki, Pskov Oblast, Soviet Russia
Died31 July 2001 (aged 83)
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubBurevestnik Leningrad
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| Born | 4 May 1918 Boroviki, Pskov Oblast, Soviet Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 July 2001 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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After marriage she changed her last name to Demirdzhiyan (Russian: Демирджиян).[1] In 1953 she graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg and after retirement worked as a gymnastics coach, first with Burevestnik and then as a head coach of Lokomotiv.[3] In the 1970s she worked with the national team of Bulgaria.[4]
