Maria FILATOVA

Maria was born on July 19, 1961 in Leninsk-Kuznetsk. Her coaches were Galina and Innokenty Mametyev. One of Maria's first international competitions was the 1975 Chunichi Cup, where she astounded the spectators and judges alike by performing a double back somersault on FX. She was the smallest athlete at the 1976 Olympics (and she was originally the team alternate, but an outstanding showing during podium training in Montreal made the coaches change their minds about her). Maria won the World Cup twice -- in 1977 and 1978 -- but her greatest triumph was perhaps winning the silver AA medal at the 1981 World Championships, her last major competition. After retiring, she became a coach and judge, performed in the circus for a while, and married tumbler Alexander Kurbatov. The pair coached in Belfast for a few years before moving to the USA in 1996. Currently, they work at Gymnastics Training Center in Rochester, NY. Their daughter, Alexandra is a talented Level 10 gymnast.

Medal Total

Year	Competition	Team	AA
1975	Chunichi Cup Druzhba JPN-USSR Dual Meet Jr. USSR-ROM Dual Meet Milk Meet Tokyo Cup	- - 1 1 - -	5 3 2 3 2 -	- - - - - 1	- - - - - -	- - - - - -	- - - - - -
1976	21. Olympic Games Champs of Spec. Sports Schools Jr. USSR Championships Moscow News Riga International USSR-CSSR Dual Meet USSR Cup USSR Championships	1 - - - - 1 1 -	9 1 3 2 1 2 7 4	- - - 1 2 1 6 1	- - - 2 2 1 6 -	- - - 2 - 1 3 -	- - - 2 1 - - -
1977	World Cup, Oviedo 11. European Championships Moscow News Paris Grand Prix Riga International USSR Cup USSR Championships	- - - - - - -	1 5 1 1 1 4 1	2 4 3 2 - - -	2 6 2 1 - - -	5 3 1 1 - 1 -	1 1 1 1 - 2 -
1978	Moscow News RSFSR Championships Spartakiade of RSFSR Sports Schools USSR-GDR Dual Meet USSR Championships USSR Cup 19. World Championships World Cup, Sao Paulo	- - - 1 - - 1 -	2 2 1 1 1 4 - 1	2 - - - 5 6 - 4	1 - - - 6 - 4 5	1 - - - 1 1 - -	- - - - 1 2 - 1
1979	20. World Championships Paris Grand Prix Riga International University Games USSR Spartakiade USSR Championships World Cup	2 - - 1 1 - -	4 1 1 2 4 2 12	- - 1 1 - - -	7 - - 1 - - -	5 - 1 - - 2 -	5 - 1 1 - - -
1980	22. Olympic Games Riga International RSFSR Championships USSR Cup World Cup	1 - - - -	7 3 1 5 13	- - 1 - -	3 3 1 - -	- 3 1 - 2	- - - - -
1981	21. World Championships Antibes International University Games USSR Championships	1 - 2 -	2 2 5 8	- - - -	- - 4 -	6 - 4 -	- 3 5 -

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Date of birth	19 July 1961		Hometown	Rochester, NY, USA
Place of birth	Leninsk-Kuznetsk		Profession	Coach and judge
Height	133	cm	Children	1 daughter: Alexandra
Weight	30	kg	Start gymnastics
Gender	Female		Club
Nickname			Head coach	Galina and Innokenty Mametyev
Spouse name	Alexander Kurbatov		Favourite apparatus

Maria Jevgenevna FILATOVA

Soviet Union (URS)

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