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Born | (1925-08-01)August 1, 1925 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
Died | January 8, 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 90) Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Medeya "Mzia" Jugeli (Georgian: მედეა ჯუღელი, Russian: Медея Николаевна Джугели; August 1, 1925 – January 8, 2016) was a Georgian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within top 15 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold and one silver medal. She won seven national titles in the vault, in 1946, 1947 and 1951–1955. After retirement she worked as gymnastics coach. She died in Tbilisi in 2016, aged 90.
References
- Medeya Jugeli. sports-reference.com
- Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 108. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- Некролог
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