Inha Shkarupa (born 9 September 1981 in Ternopil) is a retired Ukrainian gymnast.[1]
| Inha Shkarupa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1981 Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 40 kg (88 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Ternopil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Zinaida Gorbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Tetiana Gerashchenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHer first major achievement in international competitions is two bronze medals in team competition and vault event (juniors) at the 1996 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham.[2][3]
The following year, Shkarupa competed at the 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, finishing 4th in team competition and 12th in all-around event.[4]
In 1998, Inha won a gold medal in all-around event at the French international tournament Paris-Bercy.[5][6] She also represented Ukraine at the European Championships in Saint Petersburg, winning a bronze medal in team competition[7] and finishing 8th in vault event.[8]
The following year, she competed at the 1999 European Gymnastics Masters, winning a silver medal with Ukrainian team.[9] Later, at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships she won a bronze medal in team competition.[10] She also received a silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in team competition and finished 4th in all-around event.[11][12]
In 2000, at the international tournament American Cup Series she finished fifth in all-around event.[13]
Since 2000, she is a circus actress in Cirque Du Soleil in the United States.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Nation of XI Femme Fatales of Russia and Eastern Europe". nationofxitelevision.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "1996 Jr. European Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Захватывающая история тернополянки, которая из-за неудачи в Украине стала цирковой звездой в США". Новости Тернополя (in Russian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "33rd World Championships Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "На 8-м международном турнире Paris-Bercy". Спорт Экспресс (in Russian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "МЕСТО ВСТРЕЧИ ПОКРЫТО МРАКОМ". Zn.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "1998 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women St Petersburg (RUS) 1998 April 30 - May 3 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "1998 European Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "ГИМНАСТИЧЕСКИЙ КОКТЕЙЛЬ". Zn.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ China Hands Bronze from 1999 Worlds to Ukraine
- ^ "Gymnastics results of the 1995 Summer Universiade". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Degteva 13th, Moneymaker 16th in All-Around Finals at World University Games". UCLA. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "AMERICAN CUP SERIES 2000". gymmedia.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Захоплююча історія тернополянки, яка через невдачі в Україні стала цирковою зіркою у США". Сайт міста Тернополя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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