Medeya Jugeli
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Medeya•Jugeli |
| Used name | Medeya•Jugeli |
| Nick/petnames | Mzia (მზია) |
| Original name | მედეა•ჯუღელი |
| Other names | Medeya Nikolayevna Dzhugeli, Медея Николаевна Джугели |
| Born | 1 August 1925 in Kutaisi, Imereti (GEO) |
| Died | 8 January 2016 (aged 90 years 5 months 7 days) in Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO) |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Georgia |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Georgian Medeya Jugeli won a team all-around gold and team portable apparatus silver at the 1952, while finishing fourth on her favorite discipline, vault, and ninth in both the individual all-around and on the uneven bars. Domestically Jugeli won Soviet vault titles in 1945, 1947, and 1951-55, and a rings title in 1953. After finishing her sporting career in 1955, Jugeli worked as a gymnastics coach in Georgia. From 1962-65 she was head coach of the Georgian SSR gymnastics team and from 1965-70 served as coach of the Soviet national women’s team. Jugeli later was an international gymnastics referee and from 1991-2005 was Vice-President of the Georgian Gymnastics Federation.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | URS |
GEO |
Medeya Jugeli | |||
| Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) | 9 | ||||||
| Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) | 12 | ||||||
| Vault, Women (Olympic) | 4 | ||||||
| Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) | 9 | ||||||
| Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) | 15 |