Natalya Ziganshina

Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina (; born 24 December 1985) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is the 2001 World all-around silver medalist and the 2002 World vault silver medalist. She won three medals at the 2002 European Championships, including the vault title.

Personal life Ziganshina was born on 24 December 1985 in Leningrad, where she grew up with her four siblings in a two-bedroom apartment. She studied at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.

Gymnastics career Ziganshina was coached by Viktor Gavrichenkov, the coach of Olympic all-around champion Yelena Shushunova. She was a member of Russia's gold-medal team at the 2000 Junior European Championships, where she also won a silver medal on the uneven bars and a bronze medal in the all-around.

At the 2001 Goodwill Games, Ziganshina won a silver medal on the uneven bars. Prior to the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, she fell on the floor exercise and had a concussion, but she still competed. She then won an individual silver medal in the all-around competition, behind teammate Svetlana Khorkina. She then won a gold medal in the vault final and a silver medal in the floor exercise, behind Ukraine's Alona Kvasha. She won bronze medals on both the vault and floor exercise at the 2002 Glasgow World Cup. Then at the Paris World Cup, she won the floor exercise gold medal. At the 2002 World Championships, she won a silver medal on the vault, behind teammate Elena Zamolodchikova.

Ziganshina did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim due to a hip injury. She tore her meniscus in the spring of 2004 and missed the 2004 European Championships. She was able to return to competition at the 2004 Russian Championships and was named to represent Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the qualification round, she competed in the all-around but did not advance into any individual finals. She only competed on the uneven bars during the team final and fell, but the Russian team still won the bronze medal.

Ziganshina announced her retirement from competition in 2007, citing injuries.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Natalia ZiganshinaYearEvent 2001 World Championships 2002 European Championships 4 World Championships 7 World Cup Final 8 2004 Olympic Games