Russian synchronized swimmer
Vlada Alexandrovna Chigireva (Russian: Влада Александровна Чигирёва, IPA: [ˈvladə ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnə tɕɪɡʲɪˈrʲɵvə]; born 18 December 1994) is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming.
Chigireva won six gold medals at World Aquatics Championships: three in 2013 and three in 2015. She was also the solo and team champion in both the 2010 and the 2012 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, as well as two gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade. She missed the 2018 European Championships due to a knee injury in 2017 that required surgery.[1]
Chigireva spent much time in a pool since early age, as her mother is a swimming coach, and took up swimming aged five. She has a degree in sports psychology from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.[1]
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Synchronized swimming (1984–2016) · Artistic swmming (2020–) |
- 1996: Suzannah Bianco, Tammy Cleland, Becky Dyroen-Lancer, Emily LeSueur, Heather Pease, Jill Savery, Nathalie Schneyder, Heather Simmons, Jill Sudduth, Margot Thien (USA)
- 2000: Elena Azarova, Olga Brusnikina, Mariya Kiselyova, Olga Novokshchenova, Irina Pershina, Yelena Soya, Yuliya Vasilyeva, Olga Vasyukova, Yelena Antonova (RUS)
- 2004: Elena Azarova, Olga Brusnikina, Anastasia Davydova, Anastasiya Yermakova, Elvira Khasyanova, Mariya Kiselyova, Olga Novokshchenova, Anna Shorina (RUS)
- 2008: Anastasia Davydova, Anastasiya Yermakova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Olga Kuzhela, Svetlana Romashina, Anna Shorina, Yelena Ovchinnikova (RUS)
- 2012: Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Daria Korobova, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Angelika Timanina, Alla Shishkina (RUS)
- 2016: Vlada Chigireva, Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Alla Shishkina, Maria Shurochkina, Gelena Topilina, Elena Prokofyeva (RUS)
- 2020: Vlada Chigireva, Marina Goliadkina, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Polina Komar, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Alla Shishkina, Maria Shurochkina (ROC)
- 2024: Chang Hao, Feng Yu, Wang Ciyue, Wang Liuyi, Wang Qianyi, Xiang Binxuan, Xiao Yanning, Zhang Yayi (CHN)
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