Vera Kolesnikova
Soviet artistic gymnast
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Born | (1968-10-07) October 7, 1968 (age 55) Perlevka, Russian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Voronezh, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1982–88 (URS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Spartak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Rima Aleksandrova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Nikolai Vodianikh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vera Kolesnikova (Russian: Вера Колесникова; born 7 October 1968 in Perlevka) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 1985 World Championships. She was also the 1986 Goodwill Games all-around champion.[1] Kolesnikova retired in 1988 after failing to make the Olympic team.[2] In 1991, she married Russian gymnast, Alexander Komov. They had a son Alexander (known as Sasha), and their daughter Viktoria Komova is a two-time world champion and two-time silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ ""In general, an ordinary childhood" - interview with Vera Kolesnikova". Rewriting Russian Gymnastics. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Vera Kolesnikova (URS)". Whatever Happened to... August 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Komova: Puppy 'Kutya' Highlight of Record 2010". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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1985:
Soviet Union (URS), Irina Baraksanova, Vera Kolesnikova, Olga Mostepanova, Oksana Omelianchik, Yelena Shushunova, Natalia Yurchenko
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