Olga Belova (rhythmic gymnast)

Olga Vladimirovna Belova (born 22 January 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast.

Olga Vladimirovna Belova
Country represented Russia
Born (1983-01-22) 22 January 1983 (age 41)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
HometownMoscow
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Levelinternational elite
ClubMGFSO
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Vera Shatalina
Retired2004
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Osaka Team
Disqualified 2001 Madrid Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Zaragoza Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing Rope

Career

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Belova won the team gold medal (with Yulia Barsukova, Irina Tchachina and Alina Kabaeva) at the 1999 World Championships in Osaka, Japan and the 2000 European Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.

She competed at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, where she won bronze in all-around, rope and a gold medal in clubs. She was a member of the Russian team that won gold at the 2001 World Championships in Madrid but they were later disqualified due to Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina testing positive for a banned diuretic.

Belova completed her career in 2004.

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