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(Redirected from Medeya Jugeli) Georgian artistic gymnast (1925–2016)
Medea Jugeli
Personal information
Born(1925-08-01)August 1, 1925
Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 8, 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 90)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Tbilisi
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team allround
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team portable apparatus

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

  1. Medeya Jugeli. sports-reference.com
  2. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 108. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. Некролог
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team All-Around
Summary
1952:  Soviet Union (URS), Nina Bocharova, Pelageya Danilova, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Shamrai, Galina Urbanovich, Medea Jugeli
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