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Vera Biryukova

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovna and the family name is Biryukova.
Vera Biryukova
Vera Biryukova in 2021
Personal information
Full nameVera Leonidovna Biryukova
Alternative name(s)Vera Biriukova
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)
Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Years on national teamSince 2013
ClubOMSK Centre of Gymnastics[1]
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
Assistant coach(es)Vera Shtelbaums
Former coach(es)Natalia Glemba
ChoreographerElena Arais
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group all-around
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Group all-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Group 5 hoops
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Group 3 balls/2 ropes
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Group all-around

Vera Leonidovna Biryukova (Russian: Вера Леонидовна Бирюкова; born 11 April 1998) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast who was the 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion.

Career

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Biryukova was born in Omsk. She began gymnastics at five years old under the encouragement of her mother, Vera Shtelbaums. Her first coach was Natalia Glemba. She studied at Omsk schools number 61 and 125, where she began training with Elena Arais and her mother.[citation needed]

Biryukova was briefly included as part of Russia's group, but was later relegated to the reserve team. In 2016 Biryukova returned as a member of the Russian national group, replacing Ksenia Poliakova. She competed with the Russian group at the 2016 World Cup series in Kazan and Baku.[citation needed]

On August 19–21, Biryukova was a member of the gold-winning Russian group (with Anastasia Maksimova, Maria Tolkacheva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Anastasiia Tatareva) that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3]

Awards

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Detailed Olympic results

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Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 1st 36.233 2nd 35.516
L'adoration De La Terre, Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale, Time, Forward!
Igor Stravinsky, Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Vedernikov 		6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 1st 18.633 6th 17.233
Samba do Brasil, Those Were The Days
by Bellini, Gruppa Na-Na 		5 Ribbons 3rd 17.600 1st 18.283

References

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  1. ^ Центр художественной гимнастики г. Омск
  2. ^ "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "WATCH: Top rhythmic gymnastics moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ ПРИКАЗ «О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ЗВАНИЯ „ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ МАСТЕР СПОРТА РОССИИ“»
  5. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
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