Lidiya Ivanova (gymnast), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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artistic gymnast
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1937
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
Profession: artistic gymnast
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Lidiya Ivanova (gymnast)
- Lidiya Gavrilovna Ivanova (née Kalinina; Russian: ????? ?????????? ??????? née ????????; born 27 January 1937) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast and international referee.
- She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events.
- In 1956, she won a team all-around gold medal and a bronze medal in the now-defunct team portable apparatus exercise.
- In 1960, she finished within the first eight in all events, earning her second gold medal in the team all-around competition.She was the all-around Soviet champion in 1958 and the world champion in the team all-around in 1958 and 1962; she also won a silver medal in the vault at the 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
- She retired from competition in 1964 due to injury.
- In 1973 she graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physical Education with a degree of coach.
- She started working well before the graduation, heading the junior national team between 1970 and 1980.
- Between 1982 and 1992 she assisted with the senior national team and was its head coach at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
- In 1970 she became an international referee, and was selected as a judge at all Olympics between 1972 and 1992, as well as numerous world championships and other international competitions in between.
- After 1992 she worked as a sports commentator.In 1959 she married Valentin Ivanov, a football player who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.
- Their son Valentin (b.
- 1961), is a prominent football referee and retired football player.She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour (1960, 1980), Medal "For Labour Valour" (1985) and Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1985).
- In 2008, she and her husband won the national "Slava" award of 2007.
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