Dina Kochetkova

Russian gymnast
Dina Kochetkova
Country represented Russia
Born (1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 46)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Eponymous skillsBalance Beam
Retired1996
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 0 3
European Championships 0 3 2
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1996 Puerto Rico Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brisbane All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brisbane Uneven Bars
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 St Petersburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 St Petersburg All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1994 St Petersburg Floor Exercise
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stockholm Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stockholm All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1996 Birmingham Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Stockholm Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Birmingham Floor Exercise

Dina Anatolyevna Kochetkova (Russian: Дина Анатольевна Кочеткова, born 27 July 1977 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a Russian gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympics. Stylistically, she was considered by many[who?] to be the "last of the Soviets," performing difficult skills with elegant, clean technique. An element she pioneered, a full-twisting back handspring on beam, remains in the Code of Points as "the Kochetkova".

Career

Kochetkova was a member of the Soviet national team from the early 1990s. She won four medals at the 1991 Junior European Championships, placing second on the floor exercise and third in the all-around, vault and balance beam. As a senior, she competed for the Russian Federation at multiple international meets including the 1992 European Championships.

1994 was Kochetkova's breakthrough year. She won the Russian National Championships, the Goodwill Games all-around, and three individual medals at the World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane: bronze in the all-around, behind Shannon Miller and Lavinia Miloșovici, gold on the floor exercise and another bronze on the uneven bars. Many experts and fans [who?] felt she was robbed of the 1994 World AA title due to a lack of reputation. Her rise escalated when she ended the two-year winning streak of Shannon Miller in AA competition by defeating her for the AA title at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburgh. Kochetkova won three more medals (silver AA and team; bronze FX) at the European Championships and shared in the team bronze medal at the World Team Championships in Dortmund. However, by the Team World Championships she was suddenly finding herself outshone by rising teammate Svetlana Khorkina, who was placed after Kochetkova in the lineup on every event in Team Finals.

At the 1995 World Championships, Kochetkova and the Russian team finished off the podium in the team competition; while Kochetkova qualified for the all-around and two event finals, subpar performances and a low vault score kept her out of medal contention. At the 1996 World Championships she rallied with a high balance beam score of 9.887 to win the event; and at the 1996 Europeans she earned a bronze on floor.

Kochetkova was a member of the Russian team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and was considered a medal contender for multiple individual events. Kochetkova, as one of the most experienced Russian team members, showed strong performances in the team competition, qualifying in third place to the individual all-around. In the all-around final, she was tied for the lead going into the last rotation. However, she ended on vault, her weakest apparatus. In an attempt to get the highest score possible, she attempted a difficult 11⁄2 twisting Yurchenko vault (a 10.0 start value vault), instead of her usual simpler 9.9 start value vault, but faultered on the harder skill. Her low vault score dropped her to sixth place for the individual competition. This was the highest placing out of the Russians, but still shy of a medal. In the event finals, Dina finished fourth on the balance beam and fifth on uneven parallel bars and floor exercise.The Olympics were her last major competition.

Later life

Kochetkova underwent knee surgery in 1997 after her retirement. She lives in Moscow with her husband, working as a personal trainer.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1991 Blume Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7
GER-USSR Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
International Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
1992 CIS Championships 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
CIS Cup 11
European Championships 12
European Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Stars 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
1993 Chunichi Cup 8
Medico Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
RUS-ROM-ITA Tri-Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo Cup 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
World Stars 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8
1994 Blume Memorial 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chunichi Cup 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Fukuoka Cup 4 4
Goodwill Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Trophee Massilia 24
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Team Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Stars 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
1995 Cottbus Grand Prix 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
DTB Cup 5 4
European Cup 9 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French International 4 6 5
Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 8 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 4 8 6 6
World Stars 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1996 Cottbus Grand Prix 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 8 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French International 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rome Grand Prix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russian Championships 7
World Stars 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 4 5

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Eponymous skill

Kochetkova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[2]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Balance beam Kochetkova Flic-flac with minimum 3⁄4 turn (270°) before hand support D
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dina Kochetkova (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 210. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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