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NINA BOCHAROVA
Nina Antonovna Bocharova (born September 24, 1924 in Suprunovka, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a former
Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won five medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
She competed for Stroitel Kiev, debuting at the Nationals in 1948, where she placed fourth on the uneven bars and balance beam. These
two were her best events throughout the career. She won the all-around titles at the USSR Championships in 1949 and 1951,
Maria Gorokhovskaya being her main rival. In 1952 Bocharova competed in the 1952 Summer
Olympics, the first Olympics for Soviet athletes. Placing 2nd to Gorokhovskaya in the all-around, she won the gold on the beam and contributed
to the team's gold. She also earned two more silver medals on vault and in the team exercise with hand apparatus events. At age 30 she competed
in the 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, winning the gold medal in the team competition, and finished her career afterwards.
In the early 2000s, Nina Bocharova still actively participated in sports activities and meetings and was honoured to be the first
torchbearer of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay on the Ukrainian land.
For more information, visit her
profile page on the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique website.
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