Maria Zasypkina
Personal information | |
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Born | 9 December 1985[1] Tula, Russia[1] | (age 38)
Height | 145 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1] |
Weight | 36 kg (79 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Coached by | Olga Baranova Maria Nazarova |
Medal record |
Maria Yuryevna Zasypkina (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Засыпкина, born 9 December 1985) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She won a team silver medal at the 2001 World Championships and an individual bronze at the 2000 European Championships, on the vault.[1] In November 2001 she sustained a severe spine injury and retired from gymnastics.
Zasypkina's mother is an engineer-designer working at Almaz-Antey. Her father is a retired competitive sprint runner. Her elder sister Anna is a retired competitive artistic gymnast.[1]
Zasypkina shares surname with Svetlana Zasypkina, another Russian artistic gymnast who retired in 1988 after a similar spine injury. These events were presented in the film A Little Doll.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Маша Засыпкина: Плачу только от злости. Sovetsky Sport. (1 February 2002)
- ^ ТРИ ЖИЗНИ КУКОЛКИ. Ogonyok. Vol. 48 (5 December 2004). p. 29
- ^ Как сложилась судьба девушки из фильма "Куколка"?. yandex.ru (24 April 2019).