Natalia Ziganshina

Natalia Ziganshina
— Gymnast —
Country represented	Russia
Born	December 24, 1985 Saint Petersburg
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 3 0 European Championships 2 1 0 Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team World Championships 2001 Ghent Team 2001 Ghent All-Around 2002 Debrecen Vault European Championships 2002 Patras Team 2002 Patras Vault 2002 Patras Floor Exercise

Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina (Russian: Наталья Камиловна Зиганшина; born 24 December 1985), is a Russian former gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Ziganshina was born 24 December 1985 in Saint Petersburg. Her father is a Tatar. Her younger sister, Gulnara, also competed in gymnastics, appearing at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.

Now known as Natalia Gazina, she is married with two children.

Career

Ziganshina was a member of Russia's gold-medal team at the 2000 Junior European Championships. She won the all-around silver and silver with the Russian team at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium.

Ziganshina won gold on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and silver on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships.

She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim but returned the next year. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2001	World Championships	2nd	2nd
2002	European Championships	1st	4th	1st			2nd
	World Championships			2nd			7th
	World Cup Final						8th
2004	Olympic Games	3rd

Year	Competition description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Team	3	113.235	4	149.420
			All-around			31	36.111
			Vault			10	9.337
			Uneven bars			55	9.087
			Balance beam			39	8.962
			Floor exercise			60	8.687
2002	World Cup Final	Stuttgart	Floor exercise	8	8.400
	World Championships	Debrecen	Vault	2	9.393
			Vault (Semi-final)			2	9.306
			Vault (Qualification)			1	9.387
			Floor exercise	7	8.862
			Floor exercise(Semi-final)			4	9.350
			Floor exercise (Qualification)			12	9.025
	European Championships	Patras	Team	1	111.833
			All-around	4	36.280	2	37.398
			Vault	1	9.443	1	9.537
			Uneven bars			4	9.337
			Balance beam			4	9.137
			Floor exercise	2	9.450	1	9.387
2001	World Championships	Ghent	Team	2	109.023	4	144.134
			All-around	2	37.305	11	35.962
			Vault			10	9.250
			Uneven bars			11	9.137
			Balance beam			13	8.875
			Floor exercise			43	8.700

See also

• List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia

References

• Profile on fig-gymnastics