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Maria Filatova
Maria Filatova
Full name	Mariya Yevgenyevna Filatova
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	July 19, 1961 (age 63); Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Rochester, New York, U.S.
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	1974–82 (URS)
Retired	1982
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup Final
European Championships

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Maria Evgenievna Filatova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Филатова) (born July 19, 1961) is a retired Russian gymnast who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.

Career

Filatova began competing for the USSR junior team in 1974. In 1976 she placed fourth at the USSR National Championships and competed well in various international events.

Filatova was originally named as an alternate to the Soviet team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. However, during podium training, she received such a positive reaction from the crowd that she was added to the team roster. She shared in the team gold medal and was ranked ninth overall after the team competition. Because four of her teammates scored higher than she did and only three gymnasts per team were allowed to compete in the all-around, she did not advance to the AA finals in spite of her high placement.

Following the Olympics and the retirements of several high-profile gymnasts, including Ludmilla Tourischeva and Olga Korbut, Filatova emerged as one of the leaders of the Soviet team. She won the World Cup in 1977 and 1978; the USSR Nationals in 1977, and the Riga International meet in 1977 and 1979. At the 1980 Olympics, Filatova served as the lead-off gymnast on several events and contributed to the team's gold medal. She continued to the 1981 World Championships, where she was the silver medalist in the all-around.

British journalist David Hunn referred to Filatova as a "fifteen-year-old in the Korbut tradition." As Korbut, Filatova was known for her enthusiastic, expressive floor exercise routines and her difficult acrobatic skills. She was one of the first female gymnasts to successfully compete a double back somersault on floor in 1975.

Following her retirement in 1982, Filatova worked for several years with the British Gymnastics Federation (in Belfast) before moving to the United States. She now lives and coaches in Rochester, New York.

Achievements (non-Olympic)

Year	Event	AA	Team	VT	UB	BB	FX
1976	USSR Championships					3rd
1977	World Cup	1st		2nd	2nd		1st
	European Championships					3rd	1st
	USSR Championships	1st				1st	2nd
1978	World Cup	1st					1st
	World Championships		1st
	USSR Championships					1st	1st
	USSR Cup	1st
1979	World Championships		2nd
	Universiade	2nd	1st	1st	1st		1st
	USSR Championships	2nd				2nd
1980	World Cup					2nd
1981	World Championships	2nd	1st
1981	Universiade		2nd

External links and sources

Maria Filatova at the International Gymnastics Federation
Official website of Maria Filatova at the Wayback Machine (archived November 3, 2018)
List of competitive results at Gymn-Forum.net
Whatever happened to Maria Filatova? at the Wayback Machine (archived November 11, 2010)
Hunn, David; (1980). The Complete Book of Gymnastics, London : Ward Lock Ltd. ISBN 99903-963-2-9.

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-'''Maria Evgenievna Filatova''' ({{lang-ru|Мария Евгеньевна Филатова}}) (born July 19, 1961, [[Leninsk-Kuznetsky]], [[Siberia]]) is a retired Soviet [[gymnast]] who competed at the 1976 and [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]].
+'''Maria Evgenievna Filatova''' ({{lang-ru|Мария Евгеньевна Филатова}}) (born July 19, 1961) is a retired Russian [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed at the [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] and [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]].
+==Career==
 Filatova began competing for the USSR junior team in 1974. In 1976 she placed fourth at the USSR National Championships and competed well in various international events.
 Filatova was originally named as an alternate to the Soviet team at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]]. However, during podium training, she received such a positive reaction from the crowd that she was added to the team roster. She shared in the team gold medal and was ranked ninth overall after the team competition. Because four of her teammates scored higher than she did and only three gymnasts per team were allowed to compete in the all-around, she did not advance to the AA finals in spite of her high placement.
-Following the Olympics and the retirements of several high-profile gymnasts, including [[Ludmilla Tourischeva]] and [[Olga Korbut]], Filatova emerged as one of the leaders of the Soviet team. She won the [[Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup]] in 1977 and 1978; the USSR Nationals in 1977, and the Riga International meet in 1977 and 1979. At the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]], Filatova served as the lead-off gymnast on several events, contributed to the team's gold medal. She continued to the [[1981 World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics|1981 World Championships]], where she was the silver medalist in the all-around.
+Following the Olympics and the retirements of several high-profile gymnasts, including [[Ludmilla Tourischeva]] and [[Olga Korbut]], Filatova emerged as one of the leaders of the Soviet team. She won the World Cup in 1977 and 1978; the USSR Nationals in 1977, and the Riga International meet in 1977 and 1979. At the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]], Filatova served as the lead-off gymnast on several events and contributed to the team's gold medal. She continued to the [[1981 World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics|1981 World Championships]], where she was the silver medalist in the all-around.
-British journalist [[David Hunn]] referred to Filatova as a "fifteen-year-old in the Korbut tradition." As Korbut, Filatova was known for her enthusiastic, expressive floor exercise routines and her difficult acrobatic skills. She was one of the first female gymnasts to successfully compete a double back somersault on floor in 1975.
+British journalist David Hunn referred to Filatova as a "fifteen-year-old in the Korbut tradition." As Korbut, Filatova was known for her enthusiastic, expressive floor exercise routines and her difficult acrobatic skills. She was one of the first female gymnasts to successfully compete a double back somersault on floor in 1975.
-Following her retirement in 1982, Filatova worked for several years with the British Gymnastics Federation (in Belfast) before moving to the United States.
+Following her retirement in 1982, Filatova worked for several years with the British Gymnastics Federation (in Belfast) before moving to the United States. She now lives and coaches in Rochester, New York.
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-*[http://filatova.atava.by Official site of Maria Filatova]
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-*[http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/filatova.html List of competitive results]
+*[http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/filatova.html List of competitive results at Gymn-Forum.net]
-*[http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/filatova.htm Whatever happened to Maria Filatova?]
+*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111094447/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/filatova.htm |date=November 11, 2010 |title=Whatever happened to Maria Filatova? }}
-*Hunn, David; (1980). ''The Complete Book of Gymnastics'', London : Ward Lock Ltd. ISBN 99903-963-2-9.
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 [[Category:Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union]]
 [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union]]
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 [[Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
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v t e Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team All-Around
Summary
1928: Netherlands 1936: Germany 1948: Czechoslovakia 1952: Soviet Union 1956: Soviet Union 1960: Soviet Union 1964: Soviet Union 1968: Soviet Union 1972: Soviet Union 1976: Soviet Union 1980: Soviet Union 1984: Romania 1988: Soviet Union 1992: Unified Team 1996: United States 2000: Romania 2004: Romania 2008: China 2012: United States 2016: United States 2020: ROC 2024: United States
1976: Soviet Union (URS), Maria Filatova, Svetlana Grozdova, Nellie Kim, Olga Korbut, Elvira Saadi, Ludmilla Tourischeva 1980: Soviet Union (URS), Yelena Davydova, Maria Filatova, Nellie Kim, Yelena Naimushina, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Stella Zakharova