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Inna Zhukova
Inna Zhukova of Belarus winning silver medal, Beijing 2008.jpg
Inna Zhukova winning silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Personal information
Full name Inna Ivanovna Zhukova
Country represented  Belarus
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 38)
Krasnodar, Soviet Union
Hometown Minsk
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 44 kg (97 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Head coach(es) Irina Leparskaya
Assistant coach(es) Natalia Shmakova
Choreographer Halina Ryzhankova
Eponymous skills Zhukova: Turning "Cossack" jump with straight leg to the side high up, foot higher than head with help of the opposite hand
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing All-around
World Championships
Silver 2001 Madrid Team
Silver 2007 Patras Team
Bronze 2003 Budapest Ball
Bronze 2003 Budapest Team
Bronze 2005 Baku Ball
Bronze 2005 Baku Team
Bronze 2007 Patras Rope
European Championships
Silver 2003 Riesa Ribbon
Bronze 2003 Riesa Ball
Bronze 2004 Kyiv Team
Bronze 2005 Moscow Ball
Bronze 2005 Moscow Ribbon
Bronze 2005 Moscow Team
European Team Championships
Bronze 2003 Moscow Team
World Cup Final
Silver 2006 Mie Ball
Bronze 2004 Moscow Ball
Grand Prix Final
Silver 2004 Deventer Ball
Silver 2006 Berlin Rope
Silver 2006 Berlin Clubs
Silver 2006 Berlin Ribbon
Bronze 2002 Innsbruck Rope
Bronze 2003 Innsbruck Ball
Bronze 2004 Deventer Clubs
Bronze 2005 Berlin Clubs
Bronze 2005 Berlin Ball
Bronze 2006 Berlin All-around
Summer Universiade
Bronze 2005 Izmir Rope
Bronze 2007 Bangkok Hoop

Inna Zhukova (Belarusian: Іна Іванаўна Жукава; Russian: Инна Ивановна Жукова: Inna Ivanovna Zhukova, born on September 6, 1986, in Krasnodar, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympics individual all-around silver medalist and 2006 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.

Competitive career

Early Career

Zhukova started rhythmic gymnastics in 1990 at age 4. She began gymnastics because her older sister was a gymnast and she became interested as well. Originally, she trained in Russia, but she was invited to train in Belarus with coach Irina Leparskaya, who has trained many prominent gymnasts.

Zhukova made her international debut in 2001.

Inna Zhukova 2003 Riesa
Zhukova at the 2003 European Championships, performing her eponymous jump

Athens Olympics

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she came 7th in the All-Around competition with a total score of 100.575 (Hoop 25.00, Ball 25.300, Clubs 25.200, Ribbon 25.075).

Post-Athens

At the 2007 World Championships in Patras, Greece, Zhukova placed 4th in the all-around and won the bronze medal in the rope finals. Belarus finished second in the team competition, so Zhukova and her teammates were awarded team silver.

Beijing Olympics

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Zhukova placed fourth in qualifications with a score of 70.950. She advanced to the finals and won the all-around silver medal with a score of 71.925.

Post-Beijing: Retirement

After the Beijing 2008 Olympics, she decided to finish her active competitive career. However, she continued to give occasional gala exhibitions (e.g. at LA Lights in Feb, 2009).

Post-gymnastics career

Zhukova began working as a coach after her retirement. In 2014, she was coaching the Belarusian junior team with her former teammate Liubov Charkashyna.

In 2020, she signed an open letter from Belarusian athletes supporting the government during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.

Eponymous skill

Zhukova has one eponymous skill listed in the code of points, a turning jump.

Name Description Difficulty
Zhukova Turning "Cossack" jump with straight leg to the side high up, foot higher than head, with help of the opposite hand. 0.4

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2008 Hoop Porto by Dulce Pontes
Rope Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor
Clubs (second) Valenki music from Terem by The Terem Quartet
Clubs (first) Kolibre by Maksim
Ribbon Fragrant branch of white acacia (Russian Romance)
2007 Hoop Son uvidenny vo sne by Igor Krutoy
Rope Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor
Clubs Tension music from Le Rêve by Benoît Jutras
Ribbon Tango in Ebony music from Electrik by Maksim Mrvica
2006 Ball Ya skuchayu po tebq, dazhe kogda splyu (I miss you even when I sleep) by Igor Krutoy
Rope That's Right! by Jesse Cook
Clubs Tension music from Le Rêve by Benoît Jutras
Ribbon Lyrica by Todes
2005 Ball Ya skuchayu po tebq, dazhe kogda splyu (I miss you even when I sleep) by Igor Krutoy
Rope That's Right! by Jesse Cook
Clubs Mirko music from Alegria: Cirque du Soleil by Rene Dupere
Ribbon Icare music from Alegria by Cirque du Soleil
2004 Hoop Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis)
Ball Green Hornet music from Kill Bill by Al Hirt
Clubs Hu Ha by Montefiori Cocktail
Ribbon Queens music from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba by Benoît Jutras
2003 Hoop Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis)
Ball Nocturne by Chopin
Clubs A Gusta by Safri Duo
Ribbon Queens music from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba by Benoît Jutras
2002 Hoop Caravan by Anatoly Vekshin
Rope Tarantella by Anatoly Vekshin
Clubs Rumba by Anatoly Vekshin
Ball Rouans by Anatoly Vekshin
2001 Hoop Caravan by Anatoly Vekshin
Rope Tarantella by Anatoly Vekshin
Clubs Rumba by Anatoly Vekshin
Ball Rouans by Anatoly Vekshin

Detailed Olympic results

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2008 Olympics Beijing All-around 2nd 71.925 4th 70.950
Fragrant branch of white acacia Ribbon 4th 17.825 4th 17.425
Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor Rope 3rd 18.125 4th 17.850
Porto by Dulce Pontes Hoop 3rd 18.125 4th 18.375
The Terem Quartet Clubs 3rd 17.850 4th 17.300
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2004 Olympics Athens All-around 7th 100.575 8th 98.575
Queens from Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba Ribbon 6th 25.075 6th 24.700
Green Hornet music from Kill Bill
by Al Hirt
Ball 7th 25.300 12th 24.200
Zorba's Dance by LCD (originally Mikis Theodorakis) Hoop 8th 25.000 10th 24.575
Hu Ha by Montefiori Cocktail Clubs 7th 25.200 6th 25.100
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