Tatiana Sergeeva (born 28 May 1992) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast.

Tatiana Sergeeva
Full nameTatiana Dmitrievna Sergeeva
Country representedRussia
Born (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32)
Perm, Russia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team1996-2010
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Olesya Belugina, Valentina Ivanitskaya
Former coach(es)Elena Nefedova, Natalya Kukushkina
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Group rhythmic gymnastics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 3 Ribbons/ 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow Group All-around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bremen Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bremen 5 hoops
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bremen 3 Ribbons/ 2 Ropes

Personal life

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Sergeeva was born in Perm but in the summer of 1992, her entire family moved to Ryazan. In 1996, she began to practice rhythmic gymnastics at the Ryazan Palace of Children's Creativity.[1] In 2019 she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Career

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Junior

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In 1998, Sergeeva moved to Lokomotiv to work with honored coach of Russia Olga Lisitsina.[1] She successfully performed in Russian competitions, winning gold at the "Youth of Russia" tournament and the championship of Moscow's district.

In the fall of 2001, Tatiana took 4th place at the "Young Gymnasts" tournament. In December 2001, she performed at the first tournament in honor of Amina Zaripova, where she won silver. These competitions were attended by Irina Viner-Usmanova, who noticed Sergeeva's performance and invited her to perform at the Moscow Grand Prix in March.

In September 2002, she moved to Moscow and began training at the rhythmic gymnastics Olympic training center.[1] In 2006, Elena Nefedova and Natalya Kukushkina[2] became her coaches. At the 2007 Russian Championship in Dmitrov, she was 12th place, reaching the All-Around and hoop finals. At the 2007 Russian Cup in Chekhov, Sergeeva was the youngest participant in the competition, she got into the top 30 and competed in the All-Around final. In the summer of 2007, she took part in the III Summer Spartakiad of Russian students, becoming the bronze medalist as part of the Central Federal District's team.

Senior

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At the 2008 Russian Championship in Saint Petersburg, she got into the top 15 and performed in the All-Around final. At the end of 2008, Sergeeva began training at the Novogorsk training center. At the beginning of 2009, Tatiana was included in the selection for the new Russian group, she was eventually selected and became a member of the main ensemble.[1] In April 2010, she became European champion in the groups All-Around,[3] 5 hoops[4] and 3 ribbons + 2 ropes[5] at the 26th European Championships in Bremen, Germany.

In September 2010, at the World Championship in Moscow, Tatiana and her teammates (Daria Shcherbakova, Uliana Donskova, Natalia Pichuzhkina, Ekaterina Malygina and Anastasia Nazarenko) won bronze in the All-Around final[6] and becoming world champions with 5 hoops[7] and 3 ribbons + 2 ropes.[8]

Sergeeva received the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia in autumn 2010. At the end of 2010, she decided to end her sports career.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "В команде". mediaryazan.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. ^ "УТС под руководством Заслуженного тренера России Натальи Кукушкиной, 10-17.05.2015, г. Казань, п. Мирный - 13 Марта 2015 - Художественная гимнастика для Вас". rg4u.clan.su. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. ^ "Сборная России победила на ЧЕ по художественной гимнастике". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  4. ^ "RESULTS GROUP SENIORS APPARATUS FINAL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ^ "RESULTS GROUP SENIORS APPARATUS FINAL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  6. ^ "RESULTS GROUP ALLAROUND FINAL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  7. ^ "RESULTS 5 HOOPS FINAL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  8. ^ "RESULTS 3 RIBBONS + 2 ROPES FINAL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-07.