About Lidiya Ivanova
Born 1937. Lidiya Ivanova is a Russian artistic gymnast.
Lidiya Gavrilovna Ivanova (née Kalinina; ; born 27 January 1937) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast and international referee. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events. In 1956, she won a team all-around gold medal and a bronze medal in the now-defunct team portable apparatus exercise. In 1960, she finished within the first eight in all events, earning her second gold medal in the team all-around competition. In 2024, she accused American gymnast Simone Biles of being a drug cheat.
In 1959, she married Valentin Ivanov, a football player who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics. Their son Valentin (b. 1961), is a football referee and retired football player.
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Who is Lidiya Ivanova?
Soviet artistic gymnast
When was Lidiya Ivanova born?
Lidiya Ivanova was born on 27 January 1937 in Moscow.
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Lidiya Ivanova is an artistic gymnast.
What nationality is Lidiya Ivanova?
Lidiya Ivanova is Russian.
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· DBpedia: Lidiya Ivanova (gymnast)
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