Maria Zasypkina

Maria Yuryevna Zasypkina (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Засыпкина, born 9 December 1985) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She won a team silver medal at the 2001 World Championships and an individual bronze at the 2000 European Championships, on the vault.[1] In November 2001 she sustained a severe spine injury and retired from gymnastics.

Maria Zasypkina
Personal information
Born9 December 1985 (1985-12-09) (age 34)[1]
Tula, Russia[1]
Height145 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight36 kg (79 lb)[1]
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
Coached byOlga Baranova
Maria Nazarova

Zasypkina's mother is an engineer-designer working at Almaz-Antey. Her father is a retired competitive sprint runner. Her elder sister Anna is a retired competitive artistic gymnast.[1]

Zasypkina shares surname with Svetlana Zasypkina, another Russian artistic gymnast who retired in 1988 after a similar spine injury. These events were presented in the film A Little Doll.[2][3]

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