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Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold	1976	Floor exercise
Gold	1976	Vault
Gold	1976	Team competition
Gold	1980	Floor exercise
Gold	1980	Team competition
Silver	1976	Individual All-round

Nelli Vladimirovna Kim (Russian: Нелли Владимировна Ким; b. July 29, 1957) was a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born in Shurab, Tajik SSR, the daughter of a Korean father and a Tatar mother. In her early childhood she entered the Spartak Society school in Chimkent, Kazakh SSR. Her trainer was the Honoured Trainer of the USSR Vladimir Baidin. After the 1976 Summer Olympics she moved to Byelorussian SSR (joining Armed Forces sports society in Minsk) and represented her new home in the Societ team at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Image File history File links Nelli_Kim. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow, Soviet Union. ... The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow, Soviet Union. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð¸Ð¸ Ð²ÑÐµÑ… ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð½, ÑÐ¾ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÑÐ¹Ñ‚ÐµÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area - Total - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 kmÂ² ?% Population - Total - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor GÃ©rald Tremblay Area - % water 500. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... State motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ò³Ð¾Ð¸ Ò³Ð°Ð¼Ð°Ð¸ Ð¼Ð°Ð¼Ð»Ð°ÐºÐ°Ñ‚Ò³Ð¾, ÑÐº ÑˆÐ°Ð²ÐµÐ´! Official language None. ... Shymkent (Ð¨Ñ‹Ð¼ÐºÐµÐ½Ñ‚) or Chimkent, is a city and the capital of Ongtustik Qazaqstan (South Kazakhstan) Province, in Kazakhstan. ... State motto: Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер! Official language None. ... State motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð°Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ñ‹Ñ– ÑžÑÑ–Ñ… ÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ–Ð½, ÑÐ´Ð½Ð°Ð¹Ñ†ÐµÑÑ! Belarusian: Workers of the world, unite! Official language None. ... Victory Square, the central place of Minsk Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is the capital and a major city of Belarus with a population of 1. ...

Kim's first great international success was in 1974, when she became the World Champion in the Team Competition. Between 1974 and 1980 she won many international events, including the Summer Olympics, the World Championships, and the European Championships. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

After Kim's competitive career was over she worked as a coach, until in 1996 she was elected to the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), and moved to the U.S.A. soon afterwards (where she still lives). Nelli also judges major international competitions, and has made some controversial decisions in the past. In the 1988 Olympics in Seoul during the battle between Elena Shushunova of the USSR and Daniela Silivas of Romania, Nelli scored Silivas much lower on the vault than the other judges. Nelli's score was not counted but her decision attracted much attention at the time and supporters of Silivas argue that the vault was unfairly judged. Nelli was also judging when an injured Kerri Strug performed her famous vault in the 1996 Olympics to clinch a first ever team gold for the USA. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1988: 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Seoul (ì„œìš¸, â–¶ (helpÂ· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... Daniela Silivas (born May 9, 1972) is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals (three Gold, two Silver, and one Bronze) in Womens Artistic Gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea. ... Kerri Strug (born November 19, 1977) is an American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. ... (Redirected from 1996 Olympics) Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ...

At the FIG Congress held on October 22, 2004 in Antalya, Kim was elected President of the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee. She has been one of those at the forefront of the upcoming alteration in the code of points, which most notably will end the use of the perfect 10 and introduce uncapped scoring for gymnasts. This move has been deeply controversial amongst fans and athletes alike: those lending their names to the 'save the 10' campaign included such notables as Lilia Podkopayeva, Svetlana Boguinskaya and Shannon Miller. It remains to be seen whether this new system, introduced in 2006, will rejuvenate the sport as Nelli Kim and Brino Grandi have promised. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Antalya, formerly known as Adalia or Attalia (Greek: Î‘Ï„Ï„Î¬Î»ÎµÎ¹Î±), is a city on a bay of the south Mediterranean coast of Turkey in the Antalya Province (36Â° 54â€²45â€³N, 30Â° 41â€²23â€³E). ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... Svetlana Leonidovna Boguinskaya (born February 9, 1973 in Minsk) (Russian: Ð¡Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð»Ð°Ð½Ð° Ð›ÐµÐ¾Ð½Ð¸Ð´Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð‘Ð¾Ð³Ð¸Ð½ÑÐºÐ°Ñ) is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ...

1 Non-Olympic Awards
2 External links

Non-Olympic Awards

World Championships

All Around Competition:1978-silver, 1979-gold
Team Competition:1974-gold, 1978-gold, 1979-silver
Vault:1978-gold, 1979-bronze
Floor Exercise:1978-gold, 1979-silver
Balance Beam:1974-bronze, 1979-silver

The vault, formerly known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ... The Balance Beam is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

World Cup

All Around Competition:1979-silver
Vault:1979-bronze
Balance Beam:1979-bronze

The vault, formerly known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The Balance Beam is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

European Championships

All Around Competition:1975-silver, 1977-bronze
Vault:1973-bronze, 1979-gold
Floor Exercise:1975-gold, 1977-bronze
Balance Beam:1975-silver, 1977-silver
Uneven Bars:1973-bronze

The vault, formerly known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ... The Balance Beam is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

National Championships (USSR)

All Around Competition:1974-bronze, 1975-gold, 1980-gold
Vault:1974-silver, 1975-silver, 1976-gold, 1978-silver, 1979-silver
Floor Exercise:1975-gold,1979-gold
Balance Beam:1975-gold,1976-gold
Uneven Bars:1973-gold, 1974-silver, 1975-gold, 1976-silver, 1979-silver

USSR Cup

All Around Competition:1974-2nd place, 1975-2nd place, 1976-Winner

External links

Official site
A short biography and achievements

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Categories: 1957 births | Olympic gymnasts of the Soviet Union | Soviet gymnasts

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