Natalia Ziganshina


Natalia Kamilovna Ziganshina, is a Russian former gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Ziganshina was born 24 December 1985 in Saint Petersburg. Her father is a Tatar. Her younger sister, Gulnara, also competed in gymnastics, appearing at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras.
Now known as Natalia Gazina, she is married with two children.

Career

Ziganshina was a member of Russia's gold-medal team at the 2000 Junior European Championships. She won the all-around silver and silver with the Russian team at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
Ziganshina won gold on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and silver on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships.
She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim but returned the next year. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Competitive history

YearCompetition descriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2004Olympic GamesAthensTeam3113.2354149.420
2004Olympic GamesAthensAll-around3136.111
2004Olympic GamesAthensVault109.337
2004Olympic GamesAthensUneven bars559.087
2004Olympic GamesAthensBalance beam398.962
2004Olympic GamesAthensFloor exercise608.687
2002World Cup FinalStuttgartFloor exercise88.400
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenVault29.393
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenVault 29.306
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenVault 19.387
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenFloor exercise78.862
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenFloor exercise49.350
2002World ChampionshipsDebrecenFloor exercise 129.025
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasTeam1111.833
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasAll-around436.280237.398
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasVault19.44319.537
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasUneven bars49.337
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasBalance beam49.137
2002European ChampionshipsPatrasFloor exercise29.45019.387
2001World ChampionshipsGhentTeam2109.0234144.134
2001World ChampionshipsGhentAll-around237.3051135.962
2001World ChampionshipsGhentVault109.250
2001World ChampionshipsGhentUneven bars119.137
2001World ChampionshipsGhentBalance beam138.875
2001World ChampionshipsGhentFloor exercise438.700