Medeya Jugeli
Biographical information
| Type | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Medeya•Jugeli |
| Used name | Medeya•Jugeli |
| Nick/petnames | Mzia (მზია) |
| Original name | მედეა•ჯუღელი |
| Other names | Medeya Nikolayevna Dzhugeli, Медея Николаевна Джугели |
| Born | 1 August 1925 in Kutaisi (GEO) |
| Died | 8 January 2016 in Tbilisi (GEO) |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO) |
| NOC(s) |  Soviet Union |
| Ethnic nation | GEO |
Biography
Georgian Medeya Jugeli won a team all-around gold and team portable apparatus silver at the 1952, while finishing fourth on her favorite discipline, vault, and ninth in both the individual all-around and on the uneven bars. Domestically Jugeli won Soviet vault titles in 1945, 1947, and 1951-55, and a rings title in 1953. After finishing her sporting career in 1955, Jugeli worked as a gymnastics coach in Georgia. From 1962-65 she was head coach of the Georgian SSR gymnastics team and from 1965-70 served as coach of the Soviet national women’s team. Jugeli later was an international gymnastics referee and from 1991-2005 was Vice-President of the Georgian Gymnastics Federation.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) | Event | Status | Team | Pos | Representing | 2nd NOC | As | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | Individual All-Around, Women | Olympic | 9 |
URS
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Medeya Jugeli | ||||
| Team All-Around, Women | Olympic | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||||
| Team Portable Apparatus, Women | Olympic | Soviet Union | 2 | Silver | ||||||
| Floor Exercise, Women | Olympic | 12 | ||||||||
| Horse Vault, Women | Olympic | 4 | ||||||||
| Uneven Bars, Women | Olympic | 9 | ||||||||
| Balance Beam, Women | Olympic | 15 |
Research notes
YOB also seen as 1926: http://www.sok.ge/ge/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A6%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%90-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%90/
Created: Paul Tchir at February 14, 2015 12:59, Last edited: Paul Tchir at February 14, 2015 12:59