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Antonina Koshel

b. 1954

Artistic gymnast

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About Antonina Koshel

Born 1954. Antonina Koshel is a Russian artistic gymnast.

Antonina Vladimirovna Koshel (, ; born 20 November 1954) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a gold medal in the team allround competition. Individually her best achievement was 12th place on the balance beam and vault.

Koshel began gymnastics after following her older sister, Natalia, into the gym. However, Koshel preferred ballet over gymnastics, but she was not accepted into a local ballet school. After that, she moved to the Minsk sports boarding school to train in gymnastics. She returned to Smalyavichy when her family had trouble paying for the school. However, her coach Viktor Khomutov persuaded Koshel's parents to let her stay in Minsk. She caught the eye of the national team coaches after winning the all-around competition at the 1970 All-Union Youth Championships. She was invited to join the national team after the 1971 Riga International.

Out of the twenty-four possible choices, Koshel was one of the seven women chosen to represent the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The Soviet Union won the team gold medal. Koshel qualified twentieth into the all-around final with a score of 73.000, and she finished sixteenth in the final with a total of 74.200.

Koshel retired from gymnastics in 1974, and she now works as a coach in Minsk. She is now married and has two daughters.

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Awards
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; The Honored Coach of Belarus; Merited Coach of the BSSR
Also known as
Antonina Vladimirovna Koshel

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People whose lives overlapped Antonina Koshel's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Antonina Koshel?

artistic gymnast

When was Antonina Koshel born?

Antonina Koshel was born on 20 November 1954 in Smalavičy.

What is Antonina Koshel's occupation?

Antonina Koshel is an artistic gymnast.

What nationality is Antonina Koshel?

Antonina Koshel is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Antonina Koshel

· Wikidata: Q1703035

· DBpedia: Antonina Koshel

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