| Lidia Ivanova | |
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 Ivanova at the 1956 Olympic Games | |
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Full name |
Lidia Gavrilovna Ivanova |
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Country represented |
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Born |
January 27 1937 |
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Club |
Dynamo |
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Coach(es) |
Aleksandr Aleksandrov |
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Current status |
Retired |
Lidia Gavrilovna Ivanova (Russian: Лидия Гавриловна Иванова), sometimes known as Lidia Ivanova Kalinin, born January 27, 1937, in Moscow, is a retired Soviet gymnast. She began gymnastics in the 4th grade and initially was coached by Boris Dankevich. She attained the Master of Sport rank at age 14, after becoming the champion of Moscow. In 1955, Lidia was invited to train at Dynamo sport club with Aleksei Aleksandrov; she also joined the national team that same year. She married 1956 Olympic soccer champion Valentin Ivanov, and the couple had two children (son Valentin was born in 1961 and daughter Olga was born in 1964). Lidia retired in 1964 due to an elbow injury. She has worked as a coach and a judge since then, and has judged at six Olympics. She also does commentary for Russian television.
Medal Count[]
| Year | Event | TF | PA | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 1956 | Melbourne Olympic Games | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| 1957 | USSR Championships | 1st | 5 | |||||
| 1958 | Moscow World Championships | 1st | 1st | |||||
| USSR Championships | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| 1959 | USSR Championships | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| 1960 | Rome Olympic Games | 1st | ||||||
| 1962 | Prague World Championships | 1st |