Maria Kryuchkova

Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Крючкова; 7 July 1988 – 8 March 2015) was a Russian gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Maria Kryuchkova
Full name	Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1988-07-07)7 July 1988 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Died	8 March 2015(2015-03-08) (aged 26) Rostov-on-Don
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Club	Olympic Reserve Rostov-on-Don
Head coach(es)	Olga Sagina[2]
Medal record Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team

Career

Kryuchkova competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras, Greece, winning team gold and placing sixth on floor.[2] In 2003, she won team bronze at the WOGA Classic in Texas, USA. Later that year, she swept the Friendship Classic. In 2004, she did not make the Russian team for the European Championships, but won gold on floor, and placed fifth in the all-around and eighth on vault at the Russian Cup. She was named to the Russian team for the Olympic Games in Athens, where she contributed to a team bronze medal.

Death

Kryuchkova died of an embolism on 8 March 2015, at age 26.[2]

Competitive history

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Team	3	113.235	4	149.420
			Floor Exercise			79	7.975

See also

• List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia

References

1. "Mariya Kryuchkova". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. Turner, Amanda (10 April 2015). "Russians Mourns Loss of Bobrova, Kryuchkova". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2015.