Gold	1956	Team competition
Gold	1960	Team competition
Gold	1960	Uneven bars
Gold	1964	Team competition
Gold	1964	Uneven bars
Silver	1960	Floor exercise
Silver	1964	Floor exercise
Bronze	1956	Team, portable apparatus
Bronze	1960	Individual all-round
Bronze	1964	Individual all-round

Polina Grigoryevna Astakhova (Russian:Полина Григорьевна Астахова) (October 30, 1936, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR - August 5, 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine) was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast who won 10 medals (5 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals) at the Summer Olympics, where she participated as a member of the USSR team in 1956, 1960 and 1964. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Image File history File links This image was taken from the website http://www. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... REDIRECT Dnipropetrovsk ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday 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. ... Soviet redirects here. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Flag of the USSR NOC symbol of the USSR USSR (IOC country code:URS) participated at the Summer Olympics nine times. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Astakhova became interested in gymnastics at age 13, after she had watched the gymnastics championships in Donetsk, a city, where their family moved a short time before. She trained in the gymnastics sports club Shakhtyor in Donetsk. Her trainer was the Honoured Trainer of the USSR Vladimir Aleksandrovich Smirnov. --159. ... Donetsk heavy industry Donetsk (Ukrainian: , Donetsk; Russian: ) is a city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. ...

In 1954 Astakhova participated in the USSR championship for the first time and in a year she was included to the USSR National team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She earned a nickname The Russian Birch in Western countries and at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she was even called Madonna by the Italian journalists. Between 1956 and 1966 Astakhova was on top of many international and national competitions especially on the uneven bars apparatus event. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

After she finished her career she worked as the USSR State Trainer for Ukrainian SSR for some time. Astakhova spent the last years of her life in Kiev, Ukraine before her death at age 68 from undisclosed causes. State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... 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. ...

Non-Olympic Awards

World Championships

• Team Competition:1956-gold, 1962-gold, 1966-silver
• Uneven Bars:1958-silver

The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

European Championships

• All Around Competition:1961-silver
• Floor Exercise:1959-gold, 1961-silver
• Balance Beam:1961-gold
• Uneven Bars:1959-gold, 1961-gold

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:1956-bronze, 1958-bronze, 1959-gold, 1962-bronze, 1963-bronze, 1965-silver
• Vault:1956-bronze
• Floor Exercise:1958-bronze, 1959-gold,1960-gold, 1961-silver, 1962-bronze, 1963-silver, 1964-gold,1965-gold
• Balance Beam:1959-silver, 1960-silver, 1961-gold, 1965-bronze
• Uneven Bars:1956-bronze, 1957-bronze, 1958-silver, 1959-gold, 1960-gold, 1961-silver, 1962-silver, 1963-gold, 1964-silver, 1965-gold, 1967-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. ...

USSR Cup

• All Around Competition:1959-Winner, 1960-Winner, 1963-Winner, 1965-Winner

This article contains information from the website http://www.gymnast.ru/. An author of the website, E.V.Avsenev, granted User:Cmapm permission to incorporate images and other information from http://www.gymnast.ru/ into the Wikipedia.