Sofia Ivanovna Muratova (Russian: Софья Ивановна Муратова, 13 July 1929 – 27 September 2006) was a Soviet gymnast. She competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won eight medals.
Muratova grew up in Leningrad and lost her mother during its siege. Muratova herself was evacuated from the city in 1941. During the war she could not regularly attend school, but tried to train every day. She took up artistic gymnastics in 1943, entering a children's sports school, and just three months later competed in the Russian Championships for girls. In 1944 she moved to Moscow, where she trained under Ivan Zhuravlyov.
First successesedit
In 1945 Muratova won her first major competition, the USSR Junior Championships. She soon became one of the strongest Soviet gymnasts, the only one to win five Soviet all-around titles, yet she was often unlucky at major international events.
World championships and Olympicsedit
1956 Soviet stamp, depicting Sofia Muratova on the floor.
Muratova missed the 1952 Summer Olympics due to injury. Two years later, at the 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she won a gold medal in the team competition and led the all-around contest, but broke her arm during a warm-up and had to withdraw from the championship. Her husband Valentin Muratov swore to win a gold medal for her and became the all-around champion.[2] She debuted at the 1956 Summer Olympics, winning the team gold and two bronze medals, all-around and on the uneven bars. At the rather unsuccessful 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow Muratova won the team gold and two bronzes on vault and balance beam. Injuries haunted her on the way to the 1960 Summer Olympics, but with the help from Zoya Mironova, who operated Muratova just three months before the Olympics, she managed to recover and even win three medals — the team gold, all-around silver and bronze on the balance beam. She presented her gold medal to Mironova as a token of gratitude.[3] Her two Olympic all-around medals (1956, 1960) were a rare feat accomplished by only eight other women gymnasts.[4][5]
Muratova won seven all-around national titles, including the inaugural 1955 USSR Cup. She retired in 1965 and worked as a coach for 34 years. She was the head coach of the Soviet women's gymnastics team at the 1968 Olympics.[5] Earlier in 1957 she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Muratova died on 27 September 2006. Her husband Valentin Muratov died on 6 October of the same year.[4][2]
This article contains information from the website http://www.gymnast.ru/, incorporated into the Wikipedia with permission from its author E. V. Avsenev.
January 01, 1970
sofia, muratova, sofia, ivanovna, muratova, russian, Софья, Ивановна, Муратова, july, 1929, september, 2006, soviet, gymnast, competed, 1956, 1960, olympics, eight, medals, muratova, 1960, summer, olympicspersonal, informationfull, namesofia, ivanovna, muratov. Sofia Ivanovna Muratova Russian Sofya Ivanovna Muratova 13 July 1929 27 September 2006 was a Soviet gymnast She competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won eight medals Sofia MuratovaMuratova at the 1960 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameSofia Ivanovna MuratovaCountry represented Soviet UnionBorn 1929 07 13 13 July 1929Leningrad Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDied27 September 2006 2006 09 27 aged 77 1 Moscow RussiaHeight160 cm 5 ft 3 in Weight55 kg 121 lb DisciplineWomen s artistic gymnasticsClubDynamo MoscowMedal record Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team 1960 Rome Team 1960 Rome All Around 1960 Rome Vault 1956 Melbourne Team PA 1956 Melbourne All Around 1956 Melbourne Uneven Bars 1960 Rome Balance Beam World Championships 1954 Rome Team 1958 Moscow Team 1962 Prague Team 1958 Moscow Vault 1958 Moscow Balance Beam Contents 1 Early life 2 First successes 3 World championships and Olympics 4 Achievements non Olympic 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life editMuratova grew up in Leningrad and lost her mother during its siege Muratova herself was evacuated from the city in 1941 During the war she could not regularly attend school but tried to train every day She took up artistic gymnastics in 1943 entering a children s sports school and just three months later competed in the Russian Championships for girls In 1944 she moved to Moscow where she trained under Ivan Zhuravlyov First successes editIn 1945 Muratova won her first major competition the USSR Junior Championships She soon became one of the strongest Soviet gymnasts the only one to win five Soviet all around titles yet she was often unlucky at major international events World championships and Olympics edit nbsp 1956 Soviet stamp depicting Sofia Muratova on the floor Muratova missed the 1952 Summer Olympics due to injury Two years later at the 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships she won a gold medal in the team competition and led the all around contest but broke her arm during a warm up and had to withdraw from the championship Her husband Valentin Muratov swore to win a gold medal for her and became the all around champion 2 She debuted at the 1956 Summer Olympics winning the team gold and two bronze medals all around and on the uneven bars At the rather unsuccessful 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow Muratova won the team gold and two bronzes on vault and balance beam Injuries haunted her on the way to the 1960 Summer Olympics but with the help from Zoya Mironova who operated Muratova just three months before the Olympics she managed to recover and even win three medals the team gold all around silver and bronze on the balance beam She presented her gold medal to Mironova as a token of gratitude 3 Her two Olympic all around medals 1956 1960 were a rare feat accomplished by only eight other women gymnasts 4 5 Muratova won seven all around national titles including the inaugural 1955 USSR Cup She retired in 1965 and worked as a coach for 34 years She was the head coach of the Soviet women s gymnastics team at the 1968 Olympics 5 Earlier in 1957 she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Muratova died on 27 September 2006 Her husband Valentin Muratov died on 6 October of the same year 4 2 Achievements non Olympic editYear Event AA Team VT UB BB FX R 1949 USSR Championships 1st 2nd 1950 USSR Championships 1st 1st 2nd 1951 USSR Championships 3rd 1954 World Championships 1st USSR Championships 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1955 USSR Championships 1st 1st 3rd 1st USSR Cup 1st 1956 USSR Championships 2nd 1st 3rd 1957 USSR Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1958 World Championships 1st 2nd 2nd USSR Championships 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 1959 USSR Championships 2nd 1st 2nd 1960 USSR Championships 1st 3rd 1st 1962 World Championships 1st USSR Championships 2nd 1963 USSR Championships 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd USSR Cup 2nd 2nd 3rd 1964 USSR Championships 2nd 3rd USSR Cup 1stSee also editList of multiple Summer Olympic medalistsReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sofia Muratova Sofia Muratova s grave in Russian a b Valentin Muratov sports reference com Elakazova Nina 2013 Epohi Zoi Mironovoj 2 59 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b Sofiya Muratova sports reference com a b Muratova Sofya Ivanovna Great Soviet Encyclopedia This article contains information from the website http www gymnast ru incorporated into the Wikipedia with permission from its author E V Avsenev Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sofia Muratova amp oldid 1216530035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
