Tamara Zamotaylova
Tamara Zamotaylova at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameTamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova
Country represented Soviet Union
Born11 May 1939 (1939-05-11) (age 84)
Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubBurevestnik Voronezh
Spartak Voronezh
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 RomeTeam all-round
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoTeam all-round
Bronze medal – third place1960 RomeFloor
Bronze medal – third place1960 RomeUneven bars

Tamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova (Russian: Тамара Алексеевна Люхина-Замотайлова; née Lyukhina: born 11 May 1939) is a former Soviet gymnast who won four Olympic medals at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Lyukhina graduated from Voronezh State University in 1963 and later from the Voronezh Institute of Physical Eductation in 1988. After retiring from competition, she worked as gymnastics coach and referee. She became an international gymnastics referee in 1975.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamara Zamotaylova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Замотайлова Тамара Алексеевна. Olympic Encyclopedia
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