Svetlana Kapanina

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Svetlana Kapanina (born 1968 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan) is a Russian aerobatic pilot.^[1]

Kapanina in 2011 at the Otopeni Airshow

Biography

She started flying in 1988. In 1995 she graduated from Kaluga aeronautical technical school.^[2]

She is now living in Moscow with her husband and two children.^[1]

Achievements in aerobatics

Kapanina was World Aerobatic Champion in the women's category in 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011^[2] and has won the title more times than any other pilot in the category.^[3] Additionally, she was overall World Air Games Champion in 1997 and 2001.^[2]

Together with Mikhail Mamistov and Oleg Spolyansky, she won the team gold medal in the 16th FAI European Aerobatic Championships 2008 in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic). She placed fourth overall and was best female participant.^[4]

Awards

In 1997, she received the Paul Tissandier Diploma by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).^[2] In 2005 she was awarded the Sabiha Gökçen Medal^[2] and the Centenary Medal by the FAI.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Haute Voltige: pilot profile of Svetlana Kapanina - accessed February 2008
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 FAI Awards received by Svetlana Kapanina - accessed February 2008
↑ 19th FAI World Grand Prix / Report #2 - accessed February 2008
↑ EAC2008 results - accessed 2008-07-21
↑ FAI Centennial - accessed February 2008

External links

Videos

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Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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Name	Kapanina,Svetlana
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Short description	Russian martial artist
Date of birth	1968
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