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Elina Khozlu

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Elina Khozlu
Full nameElina Leontiivna Khozlu
Born (1971-02-27) 27 February 1971 (age 53)
Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now - Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine)[1]
ResidenceKyiv, Ukraine
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Soviet Union
LevelSenior international elite
ClubDeriugins School
Head coach(es)Albina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)Iryna Deriugina
Retiredyes
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Sarajevo 3 hoops + 3 ribbons
Silver medal – second place 1989 Sarajevo Group all-around
Silver medal – second place 1989 Sarajevo 6 clubs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Helsinki 3 hoops + 3 ribbons
Silver medal – second place 1988 Helsinki Group all-around
Silver medal – second place 1988 Helsinki 6 balls

Elina Leontiivna Khozlu (Ukrainian: Еліна Леонтіївна Хозлу, born 1971) is a Soviet female rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Career

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Elina trained in Deriugins School with head coach Albina Deriugina.[2]

In 1986, Elina competed at the Debrecen Grand Prix, where she finished 6th in ball and ribbon, and 8th in all-around and clubs.[3]

In 1988, she competed at the European Championships in Helsinki, winning silver in the all-around and with 6 balls as well as gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons.[4][5]

The following year, at the World Championships in Sarajevo, the Soviet group won gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons, silver in the all-around and with 6 clubs.[6][7][8]

In 1990, she received an honor of Master of Sports of the USSR of international class.[1]

In 1992, Khozlu gratulated from National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport in Kyiv.[1]

She is currently a coach of rhythmic gymnastics in Deriugins School.[9] Khozlu was a first coach of Taisiia Onofriichuk, the 2024 European hoop bronze medalist and the 2023 Junior World clubs silver medalist.[10]

In 2021, Khozlu was awarded with the title of "Honored Labour of Physical Culture of Ukraine" by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "ХОЗЛУ Еліна Леонтіївна". sites.znu.edu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Померла легендарна тренерка з художньої гімнастики Альбіна Дерюгіна". facty.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ "1986 Debrecen Grand Prix". gymnforum.net. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "6.European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (18.-22. May 1988)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  5. ^ Советский спорт - 1988, No. 116.  — page 3.
  6. ^ "14.World Championships in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (27. September-1. October 1989)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ^ Советский спорт - 1989, No. 220.  — page 1.
  8. ^ "История чемпионатов мира. Часть 13+ВИДЕО+ много ФОТО". sport.ua (in Russian). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Поздравляем с Днем рождения Элину Хозлу!". ukraine-rg.com.ua (in Russian). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ ""Є бажання підняти прапор". Тренерка з художньої гімнастики Блохіна — про дебют Онофрійчук на Олімпіаді та ціль на фінал". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Грація і майстерність – турнір з художньої гімнастики у Бучі (ФОТО)". buchanews.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2024.