Aleftina Pryakhina

Aleftina Pryakhina
Born (1972-06-13) 13 June 1972
Ashgabat
Height4 ft 7 in (140 cm)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Soviet Union
ClubCentral Army Sports Club
Head coach(es)Mikhail Klimenko
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Moscow All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Moscow Floor Exercise

Aleftina Pryakhina (Russian: Алевтина Пряхина) (born 13 June 1972) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast.[1] At the 1987 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the all-around and a bronze medal on floor exercise. Pryakhina was an alternate for the Soviet team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam. She was coached by Mikhail Klimenko.

Selected competitive skills

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[2] Performed
Vault Baitova Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists[3] 5.0 1986
Yurchenko entry with full twist on, laid out salto backwards with full twist[4] 5.0 1987
Uneven Bars[5] Round off full twist mount over the low bar D 1986-87
Morio Double back tuck with a full twist dismount D 1986-87
Balance Beam[6] Shishova Back tuck with a full twist F 1986-87
Zamolodchikova Round off full twist to hip circle mount E 1986-87
Double back tuck with a full twist dismount G 1986-1987
Floor Exercise Silivas Double back tuck with two twists[7] H 1986-87

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1985 SKDA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
1986 Chunichi Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Riga International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Moscow News 4
USSR Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 5
USSR Cup 7
1988 USSR Championships 8
USSR Cup 17
World Sports Fair 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1989 USSR Championships 8
USSR Cup 13

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References

  1. ^ "On the road in Indianapolis". chicagotribune.com. August 24, 1987.
  2. ^ according to the 2022-2024 Code of Points
  3. ^ Alevtina Pryakhina VT 1986 Chunichi Cup EF, retrieved 2023-06-13
  4. ^ Aleftina Priakhina VT, retrieved 2023-06-13
  5. ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina UB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina BB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ^ olegushka. "Aleftina Pryakhina FX 1986 Chunichi Cup AA". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Aleftina Pryakhina (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Gymn Forum: 1987 European Champs., Women's EF". www.gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 2023-06-13.


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