Evgenia KUZNETSOVA

Russia (RUS)

(2001- ) Bulgaria (BUL)

  

Date of birth

18 December 1980

Residence

Sofia

Place of birth

Leningrad (St.Petersburg)

Hometown

Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), Russia

Height

 

cm

Children

 

Weight

 

kg

Start gymnastics

 

Gender

 Female

Former Coaches

Alexander & VeraKiriaschov  

Nickname

 Zhena

Head coach

Gheorge Videnov

Spouse name

 

Favourite apparatus

 

 

World class in

 1995 (Russia)

First competition

1994

Last competition

 

 

Family facts:
an older sister who did gymnastics also, her parents still live in Puschkin a suburb of St'Petersburg. Her father is an engineer; and her mother an accountant.

At the beginning of the 2001, Eugenia moved to Bulgaria capital Sofia and is now representing her new home country at international events.

After several medal-winning years as a vital member of the Russian team, Yevgenia Kuznetsova is now seeking success for Bulgaria.
The 21-year-old Kuznetsova helped Russia win the team silver at the 1996 Olympics, but did not make the 2000 team. In between, she won the 1998 European Championships title on balance beam, and shared the team silver at the 1997 and 1999 Worlds.
Looking to extend her career, Kuznetsova relocated to Bulgaria in March 2001. Last summer, she dominated the Bulgarian Cup competition; in the fall, she placed 15th all-around and was the alternate for the balance beam final at the World Championships. Kuznetsova is now determined to compete at the 2004 Olympics for her adopted country.

Read a profile on Kuznetsova in the February 2002 issue of International Gymnast Magazine.  

Medal Total

World Championships:  2 Silver
European Championships:  2 Gold, 1 Silver

 

Year

Competition

Team

AA

Vault

Uneven Bars

Beam

Floor

1994

Catania Cup
World Stars 

-
-

2
5

-
4

-
4

-
3

-
1

1995

European Youth Olympic Days
Intern. Champs of Romania 
Japan Jr Invitational, Yokohama 
Jr. European Team Champs 
Messe Cup
RUS Championships
RUS Cup 
31. World Championships 

-
-
-
1
-
-
-
4

1
11
1
-
5
10
5
-

1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-

1
5
3
-
-
-
-
-

6
-
6
-
-
-
-
-

6
4
4
-
-
-
-
-

1996

Catania Cup
ITA-BLR-ROM-RUS Meet
RUS Championships
26. Olympic Games

-
-
-
2

4
7
4
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

1997

33. World Championships
Gander Memorial
RUS Championships
RUS Cup
Trophee Massilia 

2
-
-
-
-

16
2
10
3
-

-
-
-
-
-

8
-
-
-
3

-
-
-
-
4

-
-
-
-
3

1998

Chunichi Cup
Copa Gimnastica 
22. European Championships
French International 
Goodwill Games 
Pusan International 
RUS Championships 
RUS Cup 

-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-

2
11
-
-
-
6
4
6

5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

3
5
7
-
-
-
-
3

2
-
1
2
5
-
-
2

6
-
-
-
-
-
-
3

1999

French International 
RUS Championships
RUS Cup
Siska International
Trophee Massilia
34. World Championships 

-
-
-
-
-
2

6
9
6
1
4
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

2
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

2000

HUN International 
RUS Championships
RUS Cup 
World Stars 
23. European Champs *

-
-
-
-
1

-
4
7
4
-

-
-
5
3
-

4
-
3
-
-

5
-
8
-
-

-
-
4
4
-

2001

35. World Championships
BulgarianCup

14
-

15
1

 -
3

-
1

-
1

-
1

2002

24. European Championships
36. World Championships

7
-

8
-

-
-

-
-

-
5

-
-

2004

28. Olympic Games

-

93

-

81

46

-

 * on roster but did not compete

 

World Championships, 2002, Debrecen, Hungary 

 

 

 

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