Lilia PODKOPAYEVA

Ukraine (UKR)

Date of birth

 15 August 1978

Hometown

 

Place of birth

 Donetsk

Profession

 

Height

 

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Weight

 

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Start gymnastics

 

Gender

 Female

Club

 

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World class in

 1995

First competition

 1993

Last competition

 1996

 

In '94, Podkopayeva added substantially to her medal collection. At the world championships, she won a silver on balance beam and finished sixth all-around. At the European championships, after finishing fifth all-around, she won a gold on floor exercise, silver on balance beam and bronze on vault. At the Goodwill Games, she took gold on vault and bronze on floor exercise, finishing fourth all-around.

In '95, Podkopayeva earned the world championship title in the all-around and on vault (tie); she also tied for silvers on uneven bars and balance beam. Earlier in the year, she placed fourth all-around at the European Cup, but added golds on uneven bars and balance beam, a silver on vault and bronze (tie) on floor exercise.


 

Year

Competition

Team

AA

Vault

Uneven Bars

Beam

Floor

1993

28. World Championships
European Cup

-
-

16
2

8
2

-
-

-
3

-
-

1994

20. European Championships
29. World Championships

-
5

5
6

3
8

6
5

2
2

1
-

1995

31. World Championships

5

1

1

2

2

7

1996

21. European Championships
22. Olympic 6ames

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1
1

3
-

1
5

-
2

1
1

 

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