Aleftina Pryakhina (Russian: Алевтина Пряхина) (born 13 June 1972) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast.[1] At the 1987 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the all-around and a bronze medal on floor exercise. She is known for her daring skills which were considered very hard for the time period. Pryakhina was an alternate for the Soviet team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam. She was coached by Mikhail Klimenko.
| Aleftina Pryakhina | |||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1972 Ashgabat | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 7 in (140 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 lb (31 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Central Army Sports Club | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mikhail Klimenko | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Selected competitive skills
edit| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[2] | Performed |
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| Vault | Baitova | Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists[3] | 5.0 | 1986 |
| Yurchenko entry with full twist on, laid out salto backwards with full twist[4] | 5.0 | 1987 | ||
| Uneven Bars[5] | Round off full twist mount over the low bar | D | 1986-87 | |
| Morio | Double back tuck with a full twist dismount | D | 1986-87 | |
| Balance Beam[6] | Shishova | Back tuck with a full twist | F | 1986-87 |
| Zamolodchikova | Round off full twist to hip circle mount | E | 1986-87 | |
| Double back tuck with a full twist dismount | G | 1986-1987 | ||
| Floor Exercise | Silivas | Double back tuck with two twists[7] | H | 1986-87 |
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 1985 | SKDA Championships |  |
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| Senior | |||||||
| 1986 | Chunichi Cup |  |
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| Junior European Championships | |
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4 |
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| Riga International | |
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| Tokyo Cup | |
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| 1987 | |||||||
| European Championships | |
7 | 4 | 6 |
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| Moscow News | 4 | ||||||
| USSR Championships | |
8 | 5 | ||||
| USSR Cup | 7 | ||||||
| 1988 | USSR Championships | 8 | |||||
| USSR Cup | 17 | ||||||
| World Sports Fair | 7 | |
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| 1989 | USSR Championships | 8 | |||||
| USSR Cup | 13 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "On the road in Indianapolis". chicagotribune.com. August 24, 1987.
- ^ according to the 2022-2024 Code of Points
- ^ Alevtina Pryakhina VT 1986 Chunichi Cup EF, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Aleftina Priakhina VT, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina UB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina BB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina FX 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Aleftina Pryakhina (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Gymn Forum: 1987 European Champs., Women's EF". www.gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
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