Alfia Nazmutdinova

Alfia Bilyalovna Nazmutdinova (Russian: Альфия Биляловна Назмутдинова; born 29 April 1949) is a retired rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. She is the 1971 World All-around bronze medalist.

Alfia Nazmutdinova
Full name	Alfia Bilyalovna Nazmutdinova
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1949-04-29) 29 April 1949 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Elizaveta Oblygina
Medal record Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1971 Havana Ribbon 1971 Havana Ball 1971 Havana All-around 1971 Havana Rope

Personal life

Alfia Nazmutdinova was born to an ethnic Tatar family as one of four daughters.

Career

Nazmutdinova began training in rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown of Yekaterinburg. She was influenced by her elder sister, Lilia, a rhythmic gymnast and Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Her coach was Elizaveta Oblygina, one of the first Soviet Honored coaches in rhythmic gymnastics.

Nazmutdinova won the Cup of the USSR three times. Together with teammate Elena Karpuchina, she competed at the 1971 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, winning bronze in the all-around. At the event finals, she won gold medal in ribbon, a silver in ball and a bronze medal in the rope. She was awarded the title of "Master of Sports" in 1965.

After retiring from competition, Nazmutdinova switched to coaching and teaching.

External links

• Alfia Nazmutdinova at the International Gymnastics Federation
• History of Soviet World Championships