Polina Astakhova

Polina Astakhova
Полина Астахова
Polina Astakhova at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full namePolina Grigoryevna Astakhova
Поліна Григорівна Астахова
Полина Григорьевна Астахова
Born(1936-10-30)30 October 1936
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died6 August 2005(2005-08-06) (aged 68)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Soviet Union
ClubShakhtar Donetsk,
Avangard Kyiv,
CSKA Kyiv
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team, apparatus
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Prague Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Moscow Uneven Bars
European championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Krakow Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1961 Leipzig Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1961 Leipzig Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1961 Leipzig All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1961 Leipzig Floor Exercise

Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Ukrainian: Поліна Григорівна Астахова; 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]


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