Medea Jugeli
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| Born | August 1, 1925 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 8, 2016 (aged 90) Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||
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Medeya "Mzia" Jugeli (Georgian: მედეა ჯუღელი, Russian: Медея Николаевна Джугели; August 1, 1925 – January 8, 2016) was a Georgian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within top 15 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold and one silver medal.[1] She won seven national titles in the vault, in 1946, 1947 and 1951–1955. After retirement she worked as gymnastics coach.[2] She died in Tbilisi in 2016, aged 90.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Medeya Jugeli. sports-reference.com
- ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 108. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ Некролог
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