Tamara Zamotaylova

— Gymnast —

Tamara Zamotaylova at the 1964 Olympics

Personal information

Full name

Tamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova

Country represented

Soviet Union

Born

11 May 1939 (age 76)
Voronezh, Russia

Height

1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)

Weight

50 kg (110 lb)

Discipline

Women's artistic gymnastics

Club

Burevestnik Voronezh
Spartak Voronezh

Medal record

Olympic Games
	1960 Rome	Team all-round
	1964 Tokyo	Team all-round
	1960 Rome	Floor
	1960 Rome	Uneven bars

Tamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova (Russian: Тамара Алексеевна Люхина-Замотайлова; née Lyukhina: born 11 May 1939) is a former Soviet gymnast, who won four Olympic medals at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Lyukhina graduated from Voronezh State University in 1963 and later from Voronezh Institute of Physical Eductation in 1988. After retirement from competitions she worked as gymnastics coach and referee. She became an international gymnastics referee in 1975.^[2]

References

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↑ Tamara Lyukhina-Zamotaylova. Sports-Reference.com
↑ Замотайлова Тамара Алексеевна. Olympic Encyclopedia

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team All-Around

1960:

Soviet Union (URS), Polina Astakhova, Lidia Ivanova, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Lyukhina, Sofia Muratova, Margarita Nikolaeva
1964:

Soviet Union (URS), Larisa Latynina, Polina Astakhova, Tamara Manina, Elena Volchetskaya, Tamara Zamotaylova, Lyudmila Gromova

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