Evgeniya Kuznetsova

Evgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Евгения Петровна Кузнецова) (born 18 December 1980 in Leningrad) is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. She won the silver medal in the team competition. She also competed for Bulgaria in the 2004 Olympic Games after switching allegiance due to differences with the Russian Federation.^[1][2]

Evgeniya Kuznetsova
Kuznetsova at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (for Bulgaria) in Debrecen (HU) 22/11/2002
Personal information
Full name	Evgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova
Nickname(s)	Zhena
Born	(1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Height	1.43 m (4 ft 8 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Bulgaria
Former countries represented	Russia
Club	Dynamo St. Petersburg, Levski Sofia
Head coach(es)	Gheorge Videnov
Former coach(es)	Alexander and Vera Kiriaschov
Medal record Representing  Russia Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team World Championships 1997 Lausanne Team 1999 Tianjin Team European Championships 1998 St.Petersburg Balance Beam 2000 Paris Team 1998 St.Petersburg Team

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
1995	World Championships	4th
1996	Olympic Games	2nd
1997	World Championships	2nd	16th		8th
1998	European Championships	2nd			7th	1st
1999	World Championships	2nd
2000	European Championships	1st
2001	World Championships		15th
2002	European Championships	7th	8th
	World Championships					5th
2003	World Championships
2004	Olympic Games

• Competitor for Bulgaria

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Uneven Bars			81	8.150
			Balance Beam			46	8.887
2003	World Championships	Anaheim	Team			19	137.458
			All-Around			34	35.361
			Uneven Bars			44	8.962
			Balance Beam			50	8.712
			Floor Exercise			66	8.612
2002	World Championships	Debrecen	Uneven Bars (Qualification)			24	8.425
			Balance Beam	5	9.075
			Balance Beam (Semi−Final)			8	8.850
			Balance Beam (Qualification)			11	8.762
	European Championships	Patras	Team	7	101.011
			All-Around	8	35.810	9	35.074
			Uneven Bars				8.500
			Balance Beam				8.537
			Floor Exercise				8.812
2001	World Championships	Ghent	Team			14	132.659
			All-Around	15	35.374	16	35.587
			Vault				8.925
			Uneven Bars				8.762
			Balance Beam				8.950
			Floor Exercise				8.950

• Competitor for Russia

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2000	European Championships	Paris	Team	1	115.760
1999	World Championships	Tianjin	Team	2	153.209	2	153.576
			Uneven Bars			3	9.675
1998	European Championships	Saint Petersburg	Team	2	112.720
			Uneven Bars	7	9.512	2	9.787
			Balance Beam	1	9.775	2	9.712
1997	World Championships	Lausanne	Team	2	153.197	1	153.401
			All-Around	16	36.730	7	37.924
			Vault			17	9.350
			Uneven Bars	8	9.412	10	9.462
			Balance Beam			13	9.425
			Floor Exercise	WD		2	9.687
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	Team	2	388.404
			Vault			93	9.637
			Uneven Bars			18	19.400
			Balance Beam			14	19.112
1995	World Championships	Sabae	Team	4	384.689
			All-Around			29	75.360
			Vault			28	18.812
			Uneven Bars			56	18.712
			Balance Beam			31	18.737
			Floor Exercise			37	19.099

See also

• List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia
• Nationality changes in gymnastics