Zhanna Vasiura
| Zhanna Vasiura | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Zhanna Petrivna Vasiura | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1954 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now - Kyiv, Ukraine) | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spartak Kiev | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Albina Deriugina | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Zhanna Petrivna Vasiura (Ukrainian: Жанна Петрівна Васюра, born 6 February 1954) is a Soviet female rhythmic gymnast.[1]
Career
[edit]Zhanna Vasiura trained in the local sport club "Spartak Kiev" with her coach Albina Deriugina.[2]
In 1970, Zhanna firstly competed at the USSR Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup, where the Russian coach of rhythmic gymnastics Irina Viner were among participants, without reaching any medal.[3]
Since that competition, she was joined to the Soviet national team, becoming of Albina Deriugina's first notable pupil to compete in international competitions.[4]
In 1971, at the World Championships in Havana, the Soviet group won a silver medal in the group all-around competition.[5]
In 1972, Vasiura represented Ukrainian SSR at the USSR National Championships, winning two silver medals in individual amd team all-around competition, amd a bronze one in freehands.[6][7]
The following year, at the World Championships in Rotterdam, Vasiura with her team won a gold medal in the group all-around event.[1][8] In that year, she was honored of the Merited Master of Sports of the USSR.[1]
In 1975, Vasiura represented Ukrainian SSR at the 6th Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR without reaching any medal.[9]
Personal life
[edit]In 1975, Vasiura gratulated from National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport in Kyiv.[1]
In 1976, Zhanna Vasiura was married to the Dynamo Kyiv player, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Super Cup winner Leonid Buryak.[10] They have two children - daughter Oksana and son Andrii.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Васюра Жанна Петрівна". Енциклопедія Сучасної України [Електронний ресурс] (in Ukrainian). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Померла легендарна тренерка з художньої гімнастики Альбіна Дерюгіна". facty.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1970, No. 239. — page 2.
- ^ "Альбина Дерюгина: Главный тренер". Федерація гімнастики України (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "История чемпионатов мира. Часть 5". sport.ua (in Russian). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1972, No. 172. — page 2.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1972, No. 173. — page 2.
- ^ "MenuHistoricalMedallists". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1975, No. 109. — page 4.
- ^ "Леонид Буряк: "Кассету с песнями, которую Высоцкий подарил мне в Монреале, храню до сих пор"". fakty.ua (in Russian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Леонид Буряк: домашний человек". football.ua. Retrieved 2024-09-17.