{{Short description|Russian-born Azerbaijani artistic gymnast}} {{Infobox gymnast |name= Yulia Inshina |image= |imagesize= |caption= |fullname= Yulia Andreyevna Inshina |altname= |nickname= |country={{AZE}} |formercountry={{GYM National Team|RUS|WAG}} |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|15}} |birth_place= Voronezh, Russia |hometown= |residence= |death_date= |death_place= |height= |discipline= |natlteam= |club= |gym= |collegeteam= |headcoach= |assistcoach= |formercoach= |choreographer= |eponymousskills= |retired= |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates= <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalSport | Women's artistic gymnastics }} {{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Tokyo|Team}} {{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Islamic Solidarity Games}} {{MedalGold|2017 Baku|Team}} {{MedalGold|2017 Baku|Floor exercise}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Baku|Balance beam}} }}
'''Yulia Andreyevna Inshina''' ({{langx|ru|Юлия Андреевна Иньшина}}, born 15 April 1995) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani artistic gymnast. She has been known for her consistent and reliable work, especially on balance beam. A competitor for Russia for several years, she began to represent Azerbaijan in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5187-187975-19728-44545-319168-17968-5233-layout210-205197-news-item,00.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201215555/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5187-187975-19728-44545-319168-17968-5233-layout210-205197-news-item,00.html |archivedate=December 1, 2013 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Inshina was born on 15 April 1995 in Voronezh, Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportgymrus.ru/Athletes.aspx?id=91 |title=sportgymrus.ru |language=Russian |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219090201/http://www.sportgymrus.ru/Athletes.aspx?id=91 |archivedate=19 December 2010 }}</ref>
==Career== In the early years, Inshina trained alongside Viktoria Komova in Voronezh. The latter is her friend and in 2011 was the World all-around silver medalist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/yulia-inshina-lesson-from-my.html |title=Rewriting Russian Gymnastics |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>
===2011=== At the 2011 Russian Cup, Inshina placed 5th in the all-around, 5th on balance beam, and 5th on the uneven bars, winning silver on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2011/eu/rus/ruscup.html |title=Gymnastic Results |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928090756/http://gymnasticsresults.com/2011/eu/rus/ruscup.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was chosen as a team alternate for the 2011 World Championships, but made the Russian team after Maria Paseka was injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2721:russia-names-womens-world-squad-for-tokyo&catid=90:2011-world-championships-news&Itemid=233 |title=World Championships News |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> The Russian team won the silver medal in the team final, with Inshina contributing a beam score of 14.300.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/wag/teamfinal.pdf |title=RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL |date=11 October 2011 |publisher=Longines Official Results Provider |access-date=19 July 2014 |archive-date=15 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615084122/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/wag/teamfinal.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made the balance beam final, and she finished 6th with a score of 14.525.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/wagef3bb.html |title=43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>
===2012=== In June, Inshina competed at the Russian Cup. She placed third in the all-around behind Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/rus/russiancup/wag/aa2.pdf|title=РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ Финал многоборья |date=15 June 2012 |publisher=Russian Federation Gymnastics |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> She placed fourth on balance beam<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/rus/russiancup/wag/ef3bb.pdf |title=Финалов в отдельных видах многоборья |date=17 June 2012 |publisher=Russian Federation Gymnastics |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> and on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/rus/russiancup/wag/ef4fx.pdf |title=Финалов в отдельных видах многоборья |date=17 June 2012 |publisher=Russian Federation Gymnastics |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> She was added to the Russian Olympic selection squad. In July, Inshina was named an alternate to the Russian team for the Olympics.
===2013=== In late November, Inshina and fellow Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova changed nationalities and started competing for Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russiangymnastics.blogspot.com/2013/11/anna-pavlova-and-yulia-inshina-will.html |title=Anna Pavlova and Yulia Inshina will compete for Azerbaijan |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Russian Gymnastics |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> They wanted more opportunities to compete than they were getting in Russia. She continued training in Russia because Azerbaijan does not have adequate equipment or training centers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.com/2013/11/sad-but-happy-anna-pavlova-will-compete.html |title=Sad, but happy ... Anna Pavlova will compete again ... For Azerbaijan |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=30 November 2013 |website=Rewriting Russian Gymnastics |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref>
==Competitive history== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Event ! style="width:30px;"|Team ! style="width:30px;"|AA ! style="width:30px;"|VT ! style="width:30px;"|UB ! style="width:30px;"|BB ! style="width:30px;"|FX |- |rowspan="3"|'''2011'''||align=left|National Championships || ||4th|| || 5th || || style="background:#c96;"|3rd |- | align=left|Russian Cup || || 5th || || 5th || 5th || style="background:silver;"|2nd |-bgcolor=#CCCCFF | align=left|World Championships || style="background:silver;"|2nd || || || || 6th || |- |rowspan="2"|'''2012'''||align=left|National Championships || style="background:silver;"|2nd || 4th|| || style="background:silver;"|2nd || 8th || 4th |- | align=left|Russian Cup || style="background:silver;"|2nd || style="background:#c96;"|3rd || || || 4th || 4th |- |rowspan="1"|'''2013'''||align=left|Russian Cup || style="background:#c96;"|3rd || 11th || || || || |- |rowspan="3"|'''2014'''||align=left|European Championships || || || || || || |-bgcolor=#CCCCFF | align=left|World Championships || || || || || || |- | align=left|Voronin Cup || 4th || 5th || || 6th || style="background:#c96;"|3rd || |}
*Competitor for Azerbaijan
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Competition Description ! Location ! Apparatus ! Rank-Final ! Score-Final ! Rank-Qualifying ! Score-Qualifying |- | rowspan=8 | 2014 | rowspan=3 | European Championships | rowspan=3 | Sofia | Team | | | 16 | 147.729 |- | Balance Beam | | | 65 | 11.033 |- | Floor Exercise | | | 46 | 12.366 |- | rowspan=5 | World Championships | rowspan=5 | Nanning | Team | | | 30 | 196.328 |- | All-Around | | | 114 | 47.599 |- | Uneven Bars | | | 172 | 10.533 |- | Balance Beam | | | 132 | 12.100 |- | Floor Exercise | | | 171 | 11.566 |- |}
*Competitor for Russia {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Competition Description ! Location ! Apparatus ! Rank-Final ! Score-Final ! Rank-Qualifying ! Score-Qualifying |- | rowspan=4 | 2011 | rowspan=4 | World Championships | rowspan=4 | Tokyo | Team | bgcolor=silver | 2 | 175.329 | 2 | 231.062 |- | Uneven Bars | | | 26 | 13.900 |- | Balance Beam | 6 | 14.525 | 10 | 14.566 |- | Floor Exercise | | | 44 | 13.433 |- |}
==See also== * Nationality changes in gymnastics
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}}
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