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{{Short description|Russian individual rhythmic gymnast}}
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{{MedalGold| [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Brussels]]|Ball}}
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{{MedalGold| [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Brussels]]|Clubs}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[1992 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|1992 Stuttgart]]|All-around}}
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{{MedalGold| [[1989 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Sarajevo]]|Team}}
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'''Oksana A. Kostina''', ({{lang-ru|Оксана Александровна Костина}}; 15 April 1972 &ndash; 11 February 1993) was a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Individual [[Rhythmic gymnastics|Rhythmic Gymnast]]. She was born in [[Irkutsk]], [[Russia]].
'''Oksana Alexandrovna Kostina''' ({{lang-ru|Оксана Александровна Костина}}; 15 April 1972 &ndash; 11 February 1993) was a Russian individual [[Rhythmic gymnastics|rhythmic gymnast]]. She was the [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World]] All-around champion and [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|1992 European]] All-around bronze medalist.
She was the [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World]] All-around champion and [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|1992 European]] All-around bronze medalist.


== Biography ==
== Career ==
For years Oksana Kostina remained in the shadow of the two [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] gymnasts [[Oxana Skaldina]] and [[Alexandra Timoshenko]], even though she won many international events before her excellent results at the 1992 European Championships. It was very hard for her not to be selected for the Olympic Games in Barcelona , Frustrated with what many felt was the Unified Team's favoritism toward Skaldina, Kostina and her coach, Olga Buyanova, defiantly made the trip to Barcelona. Kostina trained with the British team for a short time before the Russian Federation ordered her home.
For years, Kostina remained in the shadow of two [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] gymnasts, [[Oksana Skaldina]] and [[Olexandra Tymoshenko]]. Though she won the all-around bronze medal at the 1992 European Championships, she was not selected for the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Kostina and her coach, Olga Buyanova, frustrated by what they felt was the [[Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Unified Team]]'s favoritism toward Skaldina, traveled to Barcelona and Kostina trained with the British team for a short time before she was ordered home.<ref>[http://kostinarsg.narod.ru Сайт памяти Оксаны Костиной]</ref>


After the controversy of the 1992 Olympics and with the absence of top 2 Ukrainian gymnasts, at the [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World Championships]] in [[Brussels]], she finally won the All-around gold medal, as well as Gold medals in rope, hoop, ball and clubs
[[File:Carmen Acedo, Larissa Loukianenko, Maria Petrova y Oksana Kóstina 1992 Bruselas.PNG|left|thumb|300px|Kostina at the [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]]]]
In the absence of the two Ukrainian gymnasts, Kostina won the All-around gold medal, as well as gold medals in rope, hoop, ball and clubs at the [[1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World Championships]] in [[Brussels]]. She became Russia's first World Champion as an independent country. Her goal was to compete at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]].

Kostina was determined to make up for her failure to make the team in Barcelona by preparing to take center stage at Atlanta having taken gold at five events at the 1992 World Championships.


== Death ==
== Death ==
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Kostina died in a car crash on 11 February 1993 in [[Moscow]], a few weeks shy of her 21st birthday. She was engaged to [[Eduard Zenovka]], a fellow athlete and Pentathlon bronze-medalist at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games in Barcelona]]. A lorry that was driving in the opposite direction crashed head-on into their vehicle. Both athletes were seriously injured and needed surgery in hospital. Sixteen hours later, Kostina died from injuries sustained at the car crash. The police investigation revealed that Zenovka, who was driving the car, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident.<ref>[https://www.championat.com/other/article-3303301-istorija-gimnastki-oksany-kostinoj-kotoraja-ne-popala-na-olimpiadu-i-pogibla.html Ей холодно! Зачем гимнастку Костину хоронили в свадебном платье]</ref>

Oksana Kostina died in a car crash 11 February 1993 in [[Moscow]], a few weeks shy of her 21st birthday.
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She was engaged to [[Eduard Zenovka]], Pentathlon bronze-medalist at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games in Barcelona]]. A lorry that was driving in the opposite direction crashed head-on into their vehicle. Both athletes were seriously injured and needed surgery in hospital. Sixteen hours later, Kostina died from injuries sustained at the car crash. The police investigation revealed that [[Eduard Zenovka|Zenovka]], who was driving the car, was heavily drunk at the time of the accident.

A few months later in Alicante, Spain, the whole of the international rhythmic gymnastics community gathered for the opening of the 17th World Championships.


== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==
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Kostina was one of the few gymnasts to win gold medals in all of the apparatus in a single World Championship, along with [[Bianka Panova]], [[Kateryna Serebrianska|Ekaterina Serebrianskaya]] and [[Evgenia Kanaeva]].


==References==
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* Kostina has won gold medals in all of the apparatus in a single World Championship, a record tied only by [[Bianka Panova]], [[Kateryna Serebrianska|Ekaterina Serebrianskaya]] and [[Evgenia Kanaeva]].
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{FIG|bio=22229|lic=818|name=Oksana Kostina}}
* [http://r-gymnastics.com/kostina-oksana-aleksandrovna Oksana Kostina] at r-gymnastics.com {{in lang|ru}}

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Latest revision as of 21:59, 6 June 2024

Oksana Kostina
Personal information
Country represented Russland
Former countries represented Soviet Union
Born(1972-04-15)15 April 1972
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 February 1993(1993-02-11) (aged 20)
Moscow, Russia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Assistant coach(es)Olga Buyanova
Medal record
Representing  Russland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Brussels All-around
Gold medal – first place 1992 Brussels Rope
Gold medal – first place 1992 Brussels Hoop
Gold medal – first place 1992 Brussels Ball
Gold medal – first place 1992 Brussels Clubs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Hoop
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Ball
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart Team
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Sarajevo Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Sarajevo Ball
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Gothenburg Hoop
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seattle All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seattle Rope

Oksana Alexandrovna Kostina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Костина; 15 April 1972 – 11 February 1993) was a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1992 World All-around champion and 1992 European All-around bronze medalist.

Career

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For years, Kostina remained in the shadow of two Ukrainian gymnasts, Oksana Skaldina and Olexandra Tymoshenko. Though she won the all-around bronze medal at the 1992 European Championships, she was not selected for the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Kostina and her coach, Olga Buyanova, frustrated by what they felt was the Unified Team's favoritism toward Skaldina, traveled to Barcelona and Kostina trained with the British team for a short time before she was ordered home.[1]

Kostina at the 1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

In the absence of the two Ukrainian gymnasts, Kostina won the All-around gold medal, as well as gold medals in rope, hoop, ball and clubs at the 1992 World Championships in Brussels. She became Russia's first World Champion as an independent country. Her goal was to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Death

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Kostina died in a car crash on 11 February 1993 in Moscow, a few weeks shy of her 21st birthday. She was engaged to Eduard Zenovka, a fellow athlete and Pentathlon bronze-medalist at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. A lorry that was driving in the opposite direction crashed head-on into their vehicle. Both athletes were seriously injured and needed surgery in hospital. Sixteen hours later, Kostina died from injuries sustained at the car crash. The police investigation revealed that Zenovka, who was driving the car, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident.[2]

Achievements

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Kostina was one of the few gymnasts to win gold medals in all of the apparatus in a single World Championship, along with Bianka Panova, Ekaterina Serebrianskaya and Evgenia Kanaeva.

References

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  1. ^ Сайт памяти Оксаны Костиной
  2. ^ Ей холодно! Зачем гимнастку Костину хоронили в свадебном платье
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