Natalia Ziganshina

Natalia Ziganshina
— Gymnast —
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1985-12-24) December 24, 1985 Saint Petersburg
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 3 0 European Championships 2 1 0 Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team World Championships 2001 Ghent Team 2001 Ghent All-Around 2002 Debrecen Vault European Championships 2002 Patras Team 2002 Patras Vault 2002 Patras Floor Exercise

Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina (Russian: Наталья Камиловна Зиганшина; born 24 December 1985), is a Russian former gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Ziganshina was born 24 December 1985 in Saint Petersburg. Her father is a Tatar. Her younger sister, Gulnara, also competed in gymnastics, appearing at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.

Now known as Natalia Gazina, she is married with two children.

Career

Ziganshina was a member of Russia's gold-medal team at the 2000 Junior European Championships. She won the all-around silver and silver with the Russian team at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium.

Ziganshina won gold on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and silver on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships.

She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim but returned the next year. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Competitive history

See also

• List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia

References

• Profile on fig-gymnastics