Natalia Zuyeva
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Natalia Vladimirovna Zuyeva (born October 10, 1988, in Belgorod
, Russian SFSR) is a Russia
n gymnast
and Olympic champion.
She competed at the 2006 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow
, Russia
where she received a gold medal in the rhythmic
group competition. She repeated this feat at both the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
in Patras
, Greece
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, China
. She is also a keen Latin Dancer having competed in competitions all around Russia and northern Europe. Zueva is 5 ft 9in tall and currently lives in Belgorod.
Belgorod
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, Russian SFSR) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic champion.
She competed at the 2006 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
where she received a gold medal in the rhythmic
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
group competition. She repeated this feat at both the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The XXVIII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Patras, Greece, September 19 - 23 2007 at the National Sports Centre.- Medals table :-Team:-Individual:-All-Around:-Rope:-Hoop:-Clubs:-Ribbon:-All-Around:-5 Ropes Final:...
in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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. She is also a keen Latin Dancer having competed in competitions all around Russia and northern Europe. Zueva is 5 ft 9in tall and currently lives in Belgorod.