Amina Zaripova

Amina Zaripova
— Gymnast —
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1976-08-10) August 10, 1976 Chirchik, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Gym	Olympic Village
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Retired	Yes
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Gold 1997 Berlin Team Gold 1996 Budapest Clubs Gold 1995 Vienna Ball Gold 1995 Vienna Clubs Gold 1995 Vienna Team Silver 1996 Budapest Ball Silver 1995 Vienna Ribbon Silver 1994 Paris All-round Silver 1994 Paris Ribbon Bronze 1994 Paris Clubs Bronze 1993 Alicante All-round Bronze 1993 Alicante Team European Championships Gold 1996 Asker Clubs Gold 1995 Telford Ribbon Gold 1994 Thessalonika Ball Gold 1994 Thessalonika Clubs Gold 1991 Cascais Team(Junior) Silver 1995 Telford Clubs Bronze 1998 Porto Team Bronze 1996 Asker All-round Bronze 1995 Telford Rope Bronze 1994 Thessalonika All-round Bronze 1994 Thessalonika Hoop Bronze 1994 Thessalonika Ribbon Bronze 1993 Málaga Hoop Bronze 1993 Málaga Clubs Bronze 1992 Stuttgart Team Bronze 1991 Cascais All-round(Junior) Bronze 1991 Cascais Clubs(Junior) Summer Universiade Gold 1997 Sicily Clubs Silver 1997 Sicily Rope Silver 1997 Sicily Ribbon Bronze 1997 Sicily All-round Goodwill Games Gold 1994 St.Petersburg All-round Gold 1994 St.Petersburg Ball Gold 1994 St.Petersburg Hoop Silver 1994 St.Petersburg Clubs Bronze 1994 St.Petersburg Ribbon

Amina Zaripova (Russian: Амина Василовна Зарипова, born August 10, 1976) is a retired rhythmic gymnast who competed for Russia. She is the 1994 World All-around silver medalist, 1993 World All-around bronze medalist and a two time (1996,1994) European All-around bronze medalist.

Personal life

Amina Zaripova is of Tatar descent.

Career

Zaripova studied ballet until the age of ten when she caught the eye of then-Uzbek head coach Irina Viner. When Viner relocated to Moscow to become the Russian head coach, Zaripova followed. early in her career, she was called the second Zaripova who shares the same last name of Viner's first international gymnast Venera Zaripova.

At the 1991 European Junior Championships, Zaripova won her first set of medals—gold for the team event and bronze for the all-round and clubs.

Zaripova won bronze for both the team and all-round at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, she placed second at Corbeil-Essonnes International and third at the 1994 European Championships, earning four medals in the apparatus finals with gold for ball, clubs and bronze for hoop, ribbon. She also won three titles at the 1994 Goodwill Games, the (all-round, hoop, ball), as well as a silver medal (clubs) and a bronze medal (ribbon).

At her next World event, Zaripova placed second in All-round at the 1994 World Championships, where she also came in third with clubs and seconnd with ribbon. The following years, she was overshadowed by rising Russians stars Yanina Batyrchina and Natalia Lipkovskaya. At the 1995 World Championships, Batyrchina won the bronze medal while Zaripova finished fourth. Zaripova was also fourth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

At the end of 1996, Zaripova underwent surgery to repair a torn left Achilles' tendon. She briefly returned to competition in 1997 as part of the Russian team that won the bronze at the 1998 European Championships. Zaripova's final event was the Schmiden International where she won gold medal for her ball exercise and silver for hoop. She then retired from competition.

Zaripova was invited by the Greek Gymnastics Federation to coach their team. She helped prepare the team for their successful showing at the 1999 World Championships, but ended up returning to Russia shortly afterwards. In addition to publishing her own rhythmic gymnastics magazine, she works as a coach in Moscow. Notable trainees have included Margarita Mamun, Yana Lukonina, and Anna Trubnikova.

Personal life

Zaripova is married to Alexei Kortnev, lead singer of Neschastny Sluchai, with whom she has two sons, Arseniy and Afanasiy, and a daughter, Aksiniya.

Detailed Olympic results

References

External links

• Amina Zaripova at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
• Amina Zaripova Profile (Russian)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics Results