Liubov Sereda
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| Full name | Liubov Paradieva Sereda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Grozny, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Maria Lisitzian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Nina Silaeva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liubov Paradieva Sereda (
) World All-around silver medalist.Biography
Sereda was born in Grozny, Republic of Chechnya. As a child she wanted to be a ballerina, she started gymnastics at age 10. She and her coach Silaeva later moved to Kyiv to train in rhythmic gymnastics.
She was a four time USSR Cup champion. Sereda competed in her first World championship at the
At the 1969 World Championships in Varna, she shared the silver with Bulgarian Neshka Robeva and teammate Galima Shugurova. She won the silver in ball and bronze medal in rope and hoop final. At the end of her sporting career, she briefly took up as a coach, she taught at the Kyiv Institute of Physical Education as an English teacher. In 1990, Sereda relocated to Moscow, Russia where she is working in a Moscow Sports School.[2]