Tatiana Druchinina
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RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Yubileyny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatiana Rudolfovna Druchinina (
Personal life
Druchinina was born on 18 April 1969 in
Rhythmic gymnastics career
Tatiana Druchinina was among the Soviet Union's leading gymnasts in the 1980s, along with Marina Lobatch, Galina Beloglazova, and Dalia Kutkaitė. Although she never won a World or European all-around medal, Druchinina finished high in the standings.
At the 1984 European Championships, she came in 6th in the all-around.[1] At the 1985 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in clubs, finished 6th in all-around and 4th with rope and ribbon.
Druchinina placed 4th in all-around at the 1986 Europeans (first on ball, 4th with rope and clubs). She won four gold medals at the 1986 Goodwill Games (all-around, rope, ball, and ribbon).[2] She tied for the all-around silver medal (with teammate Galina Beloglazova) at the 1986 World Cup Final, as well as winning silver in clubs and bronze medals in rope and ball.[3] She finished 6th in all-around at the 1987 World Championships and won gold in ribbon. Druchinina also briefly performed as a member of the Soviet group exercises.[4]
In 1988, Druchinina sustained a back injury and was withdrawn from the Europeans; rising teammate
Figure skating career
Druchinina lived in the
Her former clients include:
- Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze
- Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov
- Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
- Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert
- Yuri Shevchuk
- Artur Dmitriev Jr.
- Nikolai Morozov
- Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
References
- ^ 1984 Europeans
- ^ 1986 Goodwill Games
- ^ 1986 World Cup Final Results
- ^ Tatiana Druchinina URS Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tatiana Druchinina: "To live under the shadow, but the expectations is very difficult"". Sports Express. 2 August 2014.