Inna Zhukova
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![]() Inna Zhukova winning silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Inna Ivanovna Zhukova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Krasnodar, Soviet Union | September 6, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Minsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Irina Leparskaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Natalia Shmakova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Halina Ryzhankova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Zhukova: Turning "Cossack" jump with straight leg to the side high up, foot higher than head with help of the opposite hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Inna Zhukova (Belarusian: Іна Іванаўна Жукава; Russian: Инна Ивановна Жукова: Inna Ivanovna Zhukova, born on September 6, 1986, in Krasnodar, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympics individual all-around silver medalist and 2006 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
Competitive career
[edit]Early Career
Zhukova started rhythmic gymnastics in 1990 at age 4. She began gymnastics because her older sister was a gymnast and she became interested as well.[1] Originally, she trained in Russia, but she was invited to train in Belarus with coach Irina Leparskaya, who has trained many prominent gymnasts.
Zhukova made her international debut in 2001.
![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Inna_Zhukova_2003_Riesa.png/220px-Inna_Zhukova_2003_Riesa.png)
Athens Olympics
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she came 7th in the All-Around competition with a total score of 100.575 (Hoop 25.00, Ball 25.300, Clubs 25.200, Ribbon 25.075).
Post-Athens
At the 2007 World Championships in Patras, Greece, Zhukova placed 4th in the all-around and won the bronze medal in the rope finals. Belarus finished second in the team competition, so Zhukova and her teammates were awarded team silver.[2]
Beijing Olympics
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Zhukova placed fourth in qualifications with a score of 70.950.[3] She advanced to the finals and won the all-around silver medal with a score of 71.925.[4]
Post-Beijing: Retirement
After the Beijing 2008 Olympics, she decided to finish her active competitive career. However, she continued to give occasional gala exhibitions (e.g. at LA Lights in Feb, 2009).
Post-gymnastics career
[edit]Zhukova began working as a coach after her retirement. In 2014, she was coaching the Belarusian junior team with her former teammate Liubov Charkashyna.[5]
In 2020, she signed an open letter from Belarusian athletes supporting the government during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.[6]
Eponymous skill
[edit]Zhukova has one eponymous skill listed in the code of points, a turning jump.[7]
Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
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Zhukova | Turning "Cossack" jump with straight leg to the side high up, foot higher than head, with help of the opposite hand. | 0.4 |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
Routine music information
[edit]Year | Apparatus | Music title [8] |
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2008 | Hoop | Porto by Dulce Pontes |
Rope | Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor | |
Clubs (second) | Valenki music from Terem by The Terem Quartet | |
Clubs (first) | Kolibre by Maksim | |
Ribbon | Fragrant branch of white acacia (Russian Romance) | |
2007 | Hoop | Son uvidenny vo sne by Igor Krutoy |
Rope | Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor | |
Clubs | Tension music from Le Rêve by Benoît Jutras | |
Ribbon | Tango in Ebony music from Electrik by Maksim Mrvica | |
2006 | Ball | Ya skuchayu po tebq, dazhe kogda splyu (I miss you even when I sleep) by Igor Krutoy |
Rope | That's Right! by Jesse Cook | |
Clubs | Tension music from Le Rêve by Benoît Jutras | |
Ribbon | Lyrica by Todes | |
2005 | Ball | Ya skuchayu po tebq, dazhe kogda splyu (I miss you even when I sleep) by Igor Krutoy |
Rope | That's Right! by Jesse Cook | |
Clubs | Mirko music from Alegria: Cirque du Soleil by Rene Dupere | |
Ribbon | Icare music from Alegria by Cirque du Soleil | |
2004 | Hoop | Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis) |
Ball | Green Hornet music from Kill Bill by Al Hirt | |
Clubs | Hu Ha by Montefiori Cocktail | |
Ribbon | Queens music from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba by Benoît Jutras | |
2003 | Hoop | Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis) |
Ball | Nocturne by Chopin | |
Clubs | A Gusta by Safri Duo | |
Ribbon | Queens music from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba by Benoît Jutras | |
2002 | Hoop | Caravan by Anatoly Vekshin |
Rope | Tarantella by Anatoly Vekshin | |
Clubs | Rumba by Anatoly Vekshin | |
Ball | Rouans by Anatoly Vekshin | |
2001 | Hoop | Caravan by Anatoly Vekshin |
Rope | Tarantella by Anatoly Vekshin | |
Clubs | Rumba by Anatoly Vekshin | |
Ball | Rouans by Anatoly Vekshin |
Detailed Olympic results
[edit]Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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2008 | Olympics | Beijing | All-around | 2nd | 71.925 | 4th | 70.950 | |
Fragrant branch of white acacia | Ribbon | 4th | 17.825 | 4th | 17.425 | |||
Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor | Rope | 3rd | 18.125 | 4th | 17.850 | |||
Porto by Dulce Pontes | Hoop | 3rd | 18.125 | 4th | 18.375 | |||
The Terem Quartet | Clubs | 3rd | 17.850 | 4th | 17.300 |
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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2004 | Olympics | Athens | All-around | 7th | 100.575 | 8th | 98.575 | |
Queens from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba | Ribbon | 6th | 25.075 | 6th | 24.700 | |||
Green Hornet music from Kill Bill by Al Hirt |
Ball | 7th | 25.300 | 12th | 24.200 | |||
Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis) | Hoop | 8th | 25.000 | 10th | 24.575 | |||
Hu Ha by Montefiori Cocktail | Clubs | 7th | 25.200 | 6th | 25.100 |
References
[edit]- ^ "«Нужно очень много трудиться». Инна Жукова о своём пути в большом спорте и о художественной гимнастике в Беларуси" ["We need to work a lot." Inna Zhukova about her way in big sport and about rhythmic gymnastics in Belarus]. Capital TV (in Russian). 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020.
- ^ "ZHUKOVA Inna". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Inna Zhukova - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Inna ZHUKOVA - Olympic Gymnastics Rhythmic | Belarus". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Q and A with...Liubou Charkashyna, FIG Athlete Representative for Rhythmic Gymnastics". www.gymnastics.sport. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Signatures" [Signatures]. athletes.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.
- ^ "2022–2024 Code of Points Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Zhukova RG music list". rgforum.
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