Olga Yurkina

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Olga Yurkina
Personal information
Native name
Ольга Вячеславовна Юркина
Full nameOlga Vyacheslavovna Yurkina
Nicknames
    • Volha Viachaslavauna Yurkina
    • Вольга Вячаславаўна Юркiна
Born (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 46)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Gymnastics career
Sport Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus
Retiredc.1996
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Fukuoka Floor

Olga Vyacheslavovna Yurkina (born 21 September 1979) is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, [1] as well as multiple World and European Championships in the 1990s. [2]

Yurkina competed at the 1994 International Gymnix and won the all-around. [3]

After the 1996 Olympics, Yurkina relocated to the United States. [4] She currently coaches at Roswell Gymnastics in Roswell, Georgia, along with her sister Yulia. [4] [5]

References

  1. "Olga Yurkina". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. “Results - Olga Yurkina”. themedalcount.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. "Chenier 16th at national event". The StarPhoenix . 9 March 1994. p. C3. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Brice, Plott (5 December 2002). "A little bit of Belarus in Roswell". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Vol. 54, no. 339. p. JH13. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  5. "Spotlight On: Belarus". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Vol. 58, no. 74. 15 March 2006. p. F6. Retrieved 10 October 2025.