Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Крючкова; 7 July 1988 – 8 March 2015) was a Russian gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Maria Kryuchkova
Full nameMaria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova
Country represented Russia
Born(1988-07-07)7 July 1988
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Died8 March 2015(2015-03-08) (aged 26)
Rostov-on-Don
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubOlympic Reserve
Rostov-on-Don
Head coach(es)Olga Sagina[2]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team

Career

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Kryuchkova competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras, Greece, winning team gold and placing sixth on floor.[2] In 2003, she won team bronze at the WOGA Classic in Texas, USA. Later that year, she swept the Friendship Classic. In 2004, she did not make the Russian team for the European Championships, but won gold on floor, and placed fifth in the all-around and eighth on vault at the Russian Cup. She was named to the Russian team for the Olympic Games in Athens, where she contributed to a team bronze medal.

Death

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Kryuchkova died of an embolism on 8 March 2015, at age 26.[2]

Competitive history

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Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2004 Olympic Games Athens Team 3 113.235 4 149.420
Floor Exercise 79 7.975

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mariya Kryuchkova". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Turner, Amanda (10 April 2015). "Russians Mourns Loss of Bobrova, Kryuchkova". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2015.