Translation: oksana chusovitina
Gender: Female
Nationality: Germany (former Uzbekistan)
Birthday: 1975.6. 19
Height:1.53m.
Project: women's competitive gymnastics
Language: Russian
Participated in gymnastics training at the age of 7, participated in the World Championships 6 times and won 7 medals;
199 1, on behalf of CIS, won the gold medal in women's team and floor exercise and the silver medal in vault in the World Championships;
1992, 1993, bronze medal in vault in 2002 world championships;
Silver medal in vault in 200 1 World Championships;
Champion of vault in 2003 World Championship;
Silver medal in women's vault at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games;
Participated in the Olympic Games five times and won the team gold medals from 65438 to 0992 on behalf of CIS; (The fifth time was the Beijing Olympic Games)
Participated in the Asian Games three times, won the vault and floor exercise champion and the runner-up on the balance beam on behalf of Uzbekistan in 2002, and 1994 won the vault and the balance beam third.
The International Gymnastics Federation has three movements named after them (two vault, 1 uneven bars).
Chusovitina is a rare senior gymnast in women's gymnastics. One of the important reasons why she is still struggling in the world sports is to earn medical expenses for her son suffering from leukemia.
Others: It has been 17 years since she won the first gold medal in the World Championships. She is a grandmother in women's gymnastics. She is 33 years old. She is Chusovitina, the only gymnast in international gymnastics who fights for her son. Her story touched the world.
Chusovitina was born in June 1975. 199 1 16-year-old Chusovitina won the gold medal in women's team and floor exercise and the silver medal in vault on behalf of CIS. 1992 participated in the Olympic Games for the first time on behalf of the Commonwealth of Independent States and won the women's team gold medal; 1996 Atlanta, Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004. She represented Uzbekistan in the Olympic Games three times. This year, she will represent Germany in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This will be her fifth time to participate in the Olympic Games. She is also the only female gymnast who has participated in four Olympic Games in Olympic history, and she will certainly be the only female gymnast who has participated in five Olympic Games.
She represented Uzbekistan in the Atlanta Olympic Games from 65438 to 0996. Later, Chusovitina retired, married and had children. Her husband, Backdahl panov, is a wrestler who once represented Uzbekistan in the Olympic Games. Chusovitina's eldest son, Arichi, was born in 1999. Originally, Chusovitina's life was happy. However, in 2002, Argerich, Chusovitina's eldest son, was diagnosed with leukemia. Due to the high cost of leukemia treatment, Chusovitina's not wealthy family could not afford it, so Chusovitina chose to come back to participate in the competition, because "a gold medal in the World Championships is equal to a prize of 3,000 euros, which is my only way out." Chusovitina said. So after she decided to come back in 2002, Chusovitina's reason for competing became to make money. For this, Chusovitina never evades, because she is a mother and she is willing to give everything for her son. For the sake of her son, Chusovitina has developed into an all-round type since she was 26 years old. So Chusovitina began to train and compete everywhere, while her husband gave up his love of wrestling and took care of his son at home.
Since then, Chusovitina has been fighting on the field as a mother. Sometimes, she will take part in all the women's events in one tour, instead of focusing on one or two, just to win more awards. She is only a woman with a height of 1.53 meters and a weight of 44 kilograms, but she detonated all the energy for her son. Chusovitina said, "For me, my son is everything to me. As long as he is ill, I will stick to it. He is my motivation. "
She has won the vault championship in the World Championships eight times. At the European Championship in April, she won the vault championship again, becoming the oldest female player to win a single championship. This is also the second time that the German women's team won the European Championship medal after 23 years. Chusovitina also thanked the German team for their support, and expressed her desire to repay them and all those who helped and supported them with better performance. At present, she speaks fluent German. In an interview, she said, "I want to repay them. They have done so much for me. "
June 19, 2008 will be Chusovitina's 33rd birthday. And she will take part in the Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 33. In addition, Chusovitina also said that she hopes to keep up with the London Olympic Games in 20 12: "It used to be said that it is difficult for female gymnasts to continue after 20 years old, but now more and more girls are still participating in the competition after 20 years old. This is a good thing. I have been involved in this sport for 25 years, and I still love it so much. I like training and participating in competitions. I hope I can stick to it. At present, my goal is 20 12 London Olympic Games. "
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 33-year-old Chusovitina was in amazing condition, not only winning the silver medal in vault. She also appeared in the women's individual all-around finals, such as balance beam 14.875, floor exercise 14.600, vault 15.750 and uneven bars 14.900. The tenacious Chusovitina ranked ninth in women's all-around. Fortunately, at present, her son's condition is stable, and Chusovitina can fight on the court with more peace of mind. "In the competition, I try my best to complete every movement smoothly. I want to continue to participate in the competition and hope to have good results in individual events on Sunday." Chusovitina was satisfied with her performance. When talking about her motivation on the field for so many years, Chusovitina said with emotion, "I like gymnastics, and I like doing it. It brings me that kind of unspeakable happiness. I don't know when I will end my gymnastics career. "
How far can a mother's love let a person go? Chusovitina, 33, will tell you.
After five Olympic Games, this German athlete, who was the oldest gymnast in Beijing Olympic Games, won a precious silver medal in vault in 17.
Participated in the World Championships 6 times and won 7 medals; Participated in the Olympic Games for five times, and 1992 won the team gold medal; Participated in the Asian Games three times, won the vault and floor exercise champion in 2002, and won the runner-up on the balance beam ... All these are miracles, and behind this miracle is a touching story of a great mother with no regrets: all for her son suffering from leukemia.
With short hair and stiff face like a man, Chusovitina has the softest mother's heart. After winning the prize, her first sentence was: "I want to present this medal to my son."
Perhaps this medal should really be attributed to her son, who made Chusovitina stubbornly come to this day and achieved another glory of her own: her first Olympic medal.
Born in 1975, Chusovitina won the gold medal in women's team and floor exercise and the silver medal in vault on behalf of CIS at the age of 16. 1992 participated in the Olympic Games for the first time on behalf of the Commonwealth of Independent States and won the women's team gold medal; She represented Uzbekistan in the Olympic Games three times.
For the sake of her son, she didn't dare to get sick, get hurt or retire. For her son, she and her husband also sold their small apartment and car, moved to Germany with relatively good medical conditions, and put on the jerseys of the German team.
Although she stood on the field, she endured the pain like a knife and made every move. Because, she knows, if she wants to win the gold medal. Be strong. Win more bonuses and treat your son!
However, compared with previous competitions, the mother's feelings at the Beijing Olympic Games are not so heavy: her son's condition has greatly improved. Besides doing it for her son, she also enjoys the happiness brought by gymnastics that she loves.
"I can't describe my happiness. My love for gymnastics remains the same, and I have fun from it every day, "she said. "I don't think I am 33 years old. I think I am still 18 years old. "
For the London Olympic Games four years later, she still has her own dreams. "I will be 37 years old in 20 12 years. If possible, I will also participate in my sixth Olympic Games. " "It's really not easy to train every day for the competition. I told myself that in order to win a medal, I must be strong, "said the fearless mother.
Who can say that Chusovitina will not give the world another miracle in 20 12 London?
In fact, she is a great mother, not an excellent athlete!
On August 2 1 2008, at the Li Ning 08 Reception Center in Peking University, Li Ning, a famous gymnastics Olympic champion, donated 20,000 euros to the 33-year-old German gymnast Chusovitina on behalf of the Li Ning Fund for the leukemia rehabilitation treatment of Chusovitina's son.