Yulia Inshina

Yulia Inshina
— Gymnast —
Full name	Yulia Andreyevna Inshina
Country represented	Azerbaijan
Former countries represented	Russia
Born	15 April 1995 Voronezh, Russia
Level	Senior International Elite
Music	Rio Rita (2011), Master of Puppets (2012)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 0 Representing  Russia World Championships 2011 Tokyo Team

Yulia Andreyevna Inshina (Russian: Юлия Андреевна Иньшина, born 15 April 1995) is an artistic gymnast for Azerbaijan. She has been known for her consistent and reliable work especially on beam. Originally a competitor for Russia, she began to represent Azerbaijan in November 2013.^[1]

Personal life

Inshina was born on 15 April 1995 in Voronezh, Russia.^[2]

Career

Inshina trains alongside friend and 2011 World all-around silver medalist Viktoria Komova in Voronezh.^[3]

2011

At the 2011 Russian Cup, Inshina placed 5th in the all-around, 5th on balance beam, 5th on the uneven bars, and won silver on floor exercise.^[4] She was chosen as a team alternate for the 2011 World Championships, but was placed on the Russian team when Maria Paseka became injured.^[5] The Russian team won the silver medal in the team final, with Inshina contributing a beam score of 14.300.^[6] She made the balance beam final,and she finished in 6th with a score of 14.525.^[7]

2012

In June, Inshina competed at the Russian Cup. She placed third in the all-around behind Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina.^[8] She placed fourth on balance beam^[9] and on floor exercise.^[10] She was added to the Russian Olympic selection squad. In July, Inshina was named an alternate to the Russian team for the Olympics.

2013

In late November, Inshina and Anna Pavlova changed nationalities and started competing for Azerbaijan.^[11] She continued training in Russia because there is no equipment in Azerbaijan.^[12]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2011	National Championships		4th		5th		3rd
	Russian Cup		5th		5th	5th	2nd
	World Championships	2nd				6th
2012	National Championships	2nd	4th		2nd	8th	4th
	Russian Cup	2nd	3rd			4th	4th
2013	Russian Cup	3rd	11th
2014	European Championships
	World Championships
	Voronin Cup	4th	5th		6th	3rd

• Competitor for Azerbaijan

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2014	European Championships	Sofia	Team			16	147.729
			Balance Beam			65	11.033
			Floor Exercise			46	12.366
	World Championships	Nanning	Team			30	196.328
			All-Around			114	47.599
			Uneven Bars			172	10.533
			Balance Beam			132	12.100
			Floor Exercise			171	11.566

• Competitor for Russia

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2011	World Championships	Tokyo	Team	2	175.329	2	231.062
			Uneven Bars			26	13.900
			Balance Beam	6	14.525	10	14.566
			Floor Exercise			44	13.433

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
2. "sportgymrus.ru" (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2012.
3. "Rewriting Russian Gymnastics". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
4. "Gymnastic Results". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
5. "World Championships News". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
6. "RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL" (PDF). Longines Official Results Provider. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
7. "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
8. "РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ Финал многоборья" (PDF). Russian Federation Gymnastics. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
9. "Финалов в отдельных видах многоборья" (PDF). Russian Federation Gymnastics. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
10. "Финалов в отдельных видах многоборья" (PDF). Russian Federation Gymnastics. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
11. "Anna Pavlova and Yulia Inshina will compete for Azerbaijan". Russian Gymnastics. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
12. "Sad, but happy ... Anna Pavlova will compete again ... For Azerbaijan". Rewriting Russian Gymnastics. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.