Dariya Zgoba

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Dariya Zgoba
Full nameDariya Yaroslavivna Zgoba
Alternative name(s)Daria, Darya, Dar'ia
Country represented Ukraine
Born (1989-11-07) November 7, 1989 (age 32)
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR
HometownKiev, Ukraine
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Oksana Khryzhnovskaya
Retired2011[1]
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Artistic Gymnastics
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Amsterdam Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Debrecen Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Clermont-Ferrand Uneven Bars
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Balance Beam
World Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 2006 São Paulo Uneven Bars

Dariya Yaroslavivna Zgoba (Ukrainian: Дарина Ярославівна Згоба born 7 November 1989) is a retired Ukrainian Artistic gymnast.[1] She was the 2007 European Champion on the uneven bars, and she represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her best event was the uneven bars.

Personal life[]

Zgoba married Oleg Zaiats in 2012.[2] She has an older sister named Katya.[3]

Career[]

2005[]

At the World Cup in Paris, Zgoba finished third on the uneven bars with a score of 9.375. She finished sixth in the beam final with an 8.550 [4] Zgoba competed at the 2005 European Championships. She finished ninth in the all-around with a score of 35.274, and she won bronze on the uneven bars with a score of 9.500.[5] At the 2005 World Championships, Zgoba scored 8.600 on bars and 8.100 on beam in the qualification round. These scores didn't qualify her into any event final.[6]

2006[]

Zgoba competed at the World Cups in Moscow, Glasgow, and Stuttgart. In Moscow, she finished second on the uneven bars with 15.200 and fourth on beam with 14.850.[7] In Glasgow, she won silver medals on bars and beam.[8] In Stuttgart, she won a bronze on beam and finished eighth on bars.[9]

At the 2006 European Championships, Zgoba finished in fifth with her team, and she finished eighth in the uneven bar final with a score of 14.225.[10] At the 2006 World Championships, Zgoba was a part of the Ukrainian team that finished fifth. She finished 22nd in the all-around with a score of 56.925.[11] At the World Cup Final, Zgoba finished third on the uneven bars with a score of 15.150.[12]

2007[]

Zgoba competed at the World Cup in Paris where she won silver on bars and finished seventh on beam.[13] At the World Cup in Ghent she won a silver on bars and a bronze on beam.[14] At the 2006 European Championships Zgoba finished eleventh in the all-around with a score of 56.025. She won the gold medal on bars with 15.775.[15] At the World Cup in Shanghai she won silver on bars and bronze on beam.[16] Zgoba competed at the 2007 Summer Universiade where she won a silver medal with her team and gold on the uneven bars.[17] At the 2007 World Championships, Zgoba was 30th in the all-around and 9th on the uneven bars during the qualification round, and she did not qualify for any event finals.[18]

2008[]

At the 2008 European Championships, Zgoba finished fifth with her team.[19] She won a bronze on the uneven bars with a score of 15.625.[20]

Beijing Olympics[]

Zgoba represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team finished in eleventh in the qualification round, and Ukraine did not advance into the team final.[21] Zgoba finished eighth in the uneven bars final with a score of 14.875.[22]

After Beijing[]

Zgoba competed at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, where she won bronze on the beam.[23]

Zgoba retired from gymnastics in 2011.[1]

Eponymous Skills[]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty
Uneven Bars Zgoba Clear pike circle (inbar stalder) backward on low bar with hecht flight to hang on high bar C

See also[]

  • List of Olympic female gymnasts for Ukraine

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Gymnast Dariya Zgoba Retires". Gymnastics Coaching. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Holiday Season Brings Travel, Inspiration To Newly Married Zgoba". International Gymnast Magazine. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Daria Zgoba". International Gymnast Magazine. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ "14th France International - Women". Gymnastics Results. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ^ "1st Individual European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women". Gymnastics Results. 4 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ^ "29th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Women's Qualification". Gymnastics Results. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  7. ^ "2006 World Stars - FIG World Cup Cat A Artistic Gymnastics Women". Gymnastics Results. 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Grand Prix Artistic Gymnastics World Cup". Gymnastics Results. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. ^ "24. DTB-Pokal Artistic Gymnastics World Cup". Gymnastics Results. 28 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  10. ^ "2006 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Senior". Gymnastics Results. 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  11. ^ "30th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Finals". Gymnastics Results. 18–20 October 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  12. ^ "The 13th World Cup Final". Gymnastics Results. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  13. ^ "16th Internationaux de France 2007". Gymnastics Results. 18 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  14. ^ "4th World Cup Women Gent 2007". Gymnastics Results. 13 May 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  15. ^ "2nd European Individual Championship Artistic Gymnastics Women". Gymnastics Results. April 2007. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  16. ^ "FIG 2007 China World Cup Gymnastics". Gymnastics Results. 28 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  17. ^ "24th Universiade Bangkok 2007 Artistic Gymnastics Women". Gymnastics Results. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  18. ^ "40th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women". Gymnastics Results. 1–2 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Women's Teams Finals - 2008 European Championships". Gymnastics Results. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  20. ^ "Women's Uneven Bars Finals". Gymnastics Results. 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Games of the XXIX Olympiad Artistic Gymnastics Women Teams Qualification Women". Gymnastics Results. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  22. ^ "Games of the XXIX Olympiad Artistic Gymnastics Uneven Bars Final Women". Gymnastics Results. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Balance Beam Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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