Maria Stolbova
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| Alternative name(s) | Мария Юрьевна Столбова | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia (RUS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1984 Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Honoured Master of Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Stolbova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Столбова, born 3 May 1984 in Perm) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast, an Honoured Master of Sports, and a World and European champion.
Biography
[edit]Stolbova was born in Perm in 1984. She won a silver medal at the Russian Junior Championship in 1996. In 1998, she was admitted to the Specialised School for Young Olympic Trainees No. 74 in Moscow. Later that year she became a member of the Russian youth team.
In 1999, she won the Championship of the Russian Armed Forces.
In 2002, she won gold in group exercises with the Russian national team (alongside Ksenia Dzhalaganiya and others) at both the World and European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[1][2][3]
After retiring from professional sport that year,[4] she became a model,[5] posing for photoshoots in Playboy, Maxim and other magazines.[6][7]
In 2009, she married businessman George (Egor) Vitalievich Sirota.
In 2016, she moved to London with her family, where she opened two sports clubs: Centrum Gymnastics and Maria Stolbova’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy (where she works as a senior coach).
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiche de Maria Stolbova, l'actu, le palmares et les stats de Maria Stolbova". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Tarasova, Olga (18 July 2002). "Russian gymnasts will be helped by Russian soul". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Floor exercise by gymnast Maria Stolbova". EG.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Maria Stolbova - Fashion Model | Models | Photos, Editorials & Latest News | The FMD". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Photography of the World Champion in gymnastics | NEWS.am Sport". sport.news.am. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Candid photography of a sexy Russian gymnast". Sports news - allsport-news.net (in Russian). Retrieved 8 June 2021.