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 place1952 HelsinkiTeam allround
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiTeam 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.[1] She won seven national titles in the vault, in 1946, 1947 and 1951–1955. After retirement she worked as gymnastics coach.[2] She died in Tbilisi in 2016, aged 90.[3]

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
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