Vera Biryukova

{{Short description|Russian rhythmic gymnast (born 1998)}} {{family name hatnote|Leonidovna|Biryukova|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Vera Biryukova | image = Vera Biryukova MDK asv2021-08.jpg | imagesize = 205px | caption = Vera Biryukova in 2021 | fullname = Vera Leonidovna Biryukova | altname = Vera Biriukova | nickname = | country = {{RUS}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|11}} | birth_place = [[Omsk]], [[Omsk Oblast]], Russia | death_date = | death_place = | height = 168 cm | discipline = | natlteam = Since 2013 | club = OMSK Centre of Gymnastics<ref>[http://омхг.рф/news/vera-biryukova-edet-v-rio.html Центр художественной гимнастики г. Омск]</ref> | gym = Novogorsk | collegeteam = | headcoach = Tatiana Sergaeva | assistcoach = [[Vera Shtelbaums]] | formercoach = Natalia Glemba | choreographer = Elena Arais | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | worldranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Rhythmic Gymnastics]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Olympics]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic group all-around|Group all-around]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2019 European Games|2019 Minsk]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games|5 Balls]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 European Games|2019 Minsk]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games|Group all-around]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Gymnastics at the Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 Summer Universiade|2017 Taipei]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Group 5 hoops]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 Summer Universiade|2017 Taipei]]|{{nowrap|[[Gymnastics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Group 3 balls/2 ropes]]}}}} {{MedalBronze|[[2017 Summer Universiade|2017 Taipei]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Group all-around]]}} }}

'''Vera Leonidovna Biryukova''' ({{langx|ru|Вера Леонидовна Бирюкова}}; born 11 April 1998) is a Russian group [[rhythmic gymnast]] who was the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] Group all-around champion.

== Career == Biryukova was born in [[Omsk]]. She began [[gymnastics]] at five years old under the encouragement of her mother, [[Vera Shtelbaums]]. Her first coach was Natalia Glemba.

Biryukova was briefly included as part of Russia's group, but was later relegated to the reserve team. In 2016 Biryukova returned as a member of the Russian national group, replacing [[Ksenia Poliakova]]. She competed with the Russian group at the [[2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2016 World Cup series]] in [[Kazan]] and [[Baku]].

On August 19–21, Biryukova was a member of the gold-winning Russian group (with [[Anastasia Maksimova]], [[Maria Tolkacheva]], [[Anastasia Bliznyuk]], [[Anastasiia Tatareva]]) that won gold at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold|date=21 August 2016 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-rgymnastics-w-team-idUSKCN10W0MP|work=Reuters|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WATCH: Top rhythmic gymnastics moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/watch-top-rhythmic-gymnastics-moments-2016-rio-olympic-games|publisher=NBC Olympics|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>

== Awards== * [[:ru:Заслуженный мастер спорта России|Honored Master of Sports of Russia]] (2016).<ref>[http://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/29289/ ПРИКАЗ «О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ЗВАНИЯ „ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ МАСТЕР СПОРТА РОССИИ“»]</ref> * [[Order of Friendship]] (August 25, 2016) - for outstanding sports achievements at the Games XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), manifested the will to win and sense of purpose.<ref>[http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201608250016 Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»]</ref>

== Detailed Olympic results == {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year ! Competition Description ! Location ! Music ! Apparatus ! Rank ! Score-Final ! Rank ! Score-Qualifying |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 | rowspan="3" | Olympics | rowspan="3" | [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|Rio de Janeiro]] | | All-around | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 36.233 | 2nd | 35.516 |- | ''L'adoration De La Terre'', ''Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale'', ''Time, Forward!'' <br> [[Igor Stravinsky]], Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & [[Alexander Vedernikov]] | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 1st | 18.633 | 6th | 17.233 |- | ''[[Samba do Brasil]]'', ''[[Those Were the Days (Johnny Mathis album)|Those Were The Days]]''<br> by [[Bellini (German group)|Bellini]], Gruppa Na-Na | 5 Ribbons | 3rd | 17.600 | 1st | 18.283 |- |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FIG|bio=41423|lic=28747|name=Vera BIRIUKOVA}} * {{Olympics.com|vera-biriukova|Vera BIRIUKOVA}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|bi/vera-biryukova-1}} * {{Instagram|biryukova__official}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Group All-Around|2016}} {{Footer Russia Gymnastics 2016 Summer Olympics}}

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