Elina Khozlu
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Full name | Elina Leontiivna Khozlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now - Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine)[1] | 27 February 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Deriugins School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Albina Deriugina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Iryna Deriugina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elina Leontiivna Khozlu (Ukrainian: Еліна Леонтіївна Хозлу, born 1971) is a Soviet female rhythmic gymnast.[1]
Career
[edit]Elina trained in Deriugins School with head coach Albina Deriugina.[2]
In 1986, Elina competed at the Debrecen Grand Prix, where she finished 6th in ball and ribbon, and 8th in all-around and clubs.[3]
In 1988, she competed at the European Championships in Helsinki, winning silver in the all-around and with 6 balls as well as gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons.[4][5]
The following year, at the World Championships in Sarajevo, the Soviet group won gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons, silver in the all-around and with 6 clubs.[6][7][8]
In 1990, she received an honor of Master of Sports of the USSR of international class.[1]
In 1992, Khozlu gratulated from National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport in Kyiv.[1]
She is currently a coach of rhythmic gymnastics in Deriugins School.[9] Khozlu was a first coach of Taisiia Onofriichuk, the 2024 European hoop bronze medalist and the 2023 Junior World clubs silver medalist.[10]
In 2021, Khozlu was awarded with the title of "Honored Labour of Physical Culture of Ukraine" by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ХОЗЛУ Еліна Леонтіївна". sites.znu.edu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Померла легендарна тренерка з художньої гімнастики Альбіна Дерюгіна". facty.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "1986 Debrecen Grand Prix". gymnforum.net. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "6.European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (18.-22. May 1988)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1988, No. 116. — page 3.
- ^ "14.World Championships in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (27. September-1. October 1989)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1989, No. 220. — page 1.
- ^ "История чемпионатов мира. Часть 13+ВИДЕО+ много ФОТО". sport.ua (in Russian). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Поздравляем с Днем рождения Элину Хозлу!". ukraine-rg.com.ua (in Russian). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ ""Є бажання підняти прапор". Тренерка з художньої гімнастики Блохіна — про дебют Онофрійчук на Олімпіаді та ціль на фінал". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Грація і майстерність – турнір з художньої гімнастики у Бучі (ФОТО)". buchanews.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2024.