Polina Astakhova

Polina Astakhova (1964)

Polina Hryhoriwna Astachowa ( Ukrainian Поліна Григорівна Астахова , often in the Russian form Полина Григорьевна Астахова / Polina Grigorievna Astachowa ; * the thirtieth October 1936 in Zaporizhia , † 5. August 2005 in Kiev , Ukraine ) was a Soviet gymnast .

Astachowa won the gold medal with the Soviet squad at the Olympic Games in 1956 , 1960 and 1964 and gold on the uneven bars in 1960 and 1964 .

Then she was a coach and led the Soviet team to win the title at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In 2002 she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame . In the last years of her life, Astachowa lived a secluded life in Kiev , suffering from severe bronchial asthma . She died in Kiev at the age of 68 and was buried there in the Baikowe Cemetery.

Web links

Commons : Polina Astachowa - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Polina Astachowa in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (English)
Polina Astachowa in the database of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (English)
Polina Astachowa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Biography and successes on gymn-forum.net (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Short biography Polina Astachowa on the website of the Baikowe cemetery; accessed on May 1, 2017 (Russian)

personal data
SURNAME	Astakhova, Polina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Astachowa, Polina Grigoryevna (full name); Astakhova, Polina Ghrighorievna (English); Астахова, Поліна Григорівна (Ukrainian); Астахова, Полина Григорьевна (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	soviet gymnast
DATE OF BIRTH	October 30, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zaporizhia , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH	August 5, 2005
Place of death	Kiev , Ukraine

[1] Short biography Polina Astachowa on the website of the Baikowe cemetery; accessed on May 1, 2017 (Russian)