Irina Deriugina Russian: Ирина Дерюгина Irina Deryugina (born 11th January, 1958 in Kyiv, Ukraine) was an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She is the only Soviet rhythmic gymnast who possesses two all around world titles - 1977 & 1979. Her mother, Albina was her coach. Irina was an expressive and ballerina-esque gymnast. Her success influenced the further development of rhythmic gymnastics in Kyiv. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... The 5 apparatus: Clubs, Rope, Ball, Hoop, Ribbon Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or five-person teams manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... VIII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Basel, Switzerland from the 13th to the 16th of October, 1977. ... IX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in London, England on the 4th and 5th of July, 1979. ...

At age 10 in 1968, Irina entered the National Ballet School, from 1976 until 1980 she was a student of the Kyiv National Institue of Physical Culture. Irina was a member of the Soviet Rhythmic Gymnastics squad from 1972 until her retirement from the sport in 1982. After her retirement she was appointed the Ukrainian National Coach. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Irina was in charge of the RG technical organizing committee as Competition Director from 1988-1992. In her infamous Kyiv school, she trains (under the watchful eye of her mother) forty high level gymnasts and organizes every year one of the biggest rhythmic tournaments, the Deriugina Cup, started in 1992. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Deriugins School also known as the Deriugina School is a world famous rhythmic gymnastics club in Kyiv, Ukraine. ...

Irina was married to Oleg Blokhin - a Soviet/Ukrainian soccer striker and coach who was European Footballer of the Year in 1975. They have a daughter. Oleg Volodymyrovych Blokhin born November 5, 1952 in Kiev (then in the Soviet Union, but now the Ukrainian capital) is a Ukrainian soccer coach, and was formerly a striker for the USSR national football team. ... Ronaldinho posing on the cover of France Football with the Ballon dOr. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Irina was a judge at both the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. She was involved in a large judging scandal that took place at the 2000 European Championships in Zaragoza, Spain. Video was used to prove that herself and 5 other judges, Natalia Stepanova (Belarus), Gabriele Stummer (Austria), Galina Marjina (Latvia), Ursula Sohlenkamp (Germany) and Natalia Lashtsinkaya (Russia), were guilty of discriminating against the gymnast, Elena Vitrichenko of Ukraine, in comparison to scores given to other gymnasts. In the end, the 6 guilty judges were suspended for one year and they could not go to the judging course in Rome. The countries had to choose another judge for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, who met the requirements of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. This was the first time in Rhythmic Gymnastics history that such massive inappropriate behaviour was proven and penalized. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Zaragoza (sometimes still Saragossa in English; Latin Caesaraugusta) is the capital city of the autonomous region and former kingdom of Aragón in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and its tributaries the Huerva and Gállego, near the centre of the region, in a great valley with... Elena Vitrichenko cyrillic: Елена Витриченко (born 25 November, 1976 in Odessa, Ukraine) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. ... (Redirected from 2000 Sydney Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. ...

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