Polina Astakhova

Polina Astakhova
Полина Астахова
Polina Astakhova at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full namePolina Grigoryevna Astakhova
Поліна Григорівна Астахова
Полина Григорьевна Астахова
Born(1936-10-30)30 October 1936
Died6 August 2005(2005-08-06) (aged 68)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
ClubShakhtar Donetsk,
Avangard Kyiv,
CSKA Kyiv
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Team
1960 Rome Team
1960 Rome Uneven Bars
1964 Tokyo Team
1964 Tokyo Uneven Bars
1960 Rome Floor Exercise
1964 Tokyo Floor Exercise
1956 Melbourne Team, apparatus
1960 Rome All-Around
1964 Tokyo All-Around
World Championships
1958 Moscow Team
1962 Prague Team
1966 Dortmund Team
1958 Moscow Uneven Bars
European championships
1959 Krakow Balance Beam
1959 Krakow Floor
1961 Leipzig Balance Beam
1961 Leipzig Uneven Bars
1961 Leipzig All-Around
1961 Leipzig Floor Exercise

Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Ukrainian: Поліна Григорівна Астахова; 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]