Lilia Podkopayeva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lilia Podkopayeva
Occupation	Artistic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1978(1978-08-15)
Age	46
Birthplace	Donetsk
Country	Ukraine
Horoscope	Leo

Lilia Podkopayeva Biography

Lilia Podkopayeva is one of the most popular and richest Artistic Gymnast who was born on August 15, 1978 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Lilia Oleksandrivna podkopayeva (Ukrainian: Liliia Olesandrivna Pokopaieva; born August 15, 1978 in Ukraine) is an ex-artistic gymnast from Ukraine. She was the 1995 world all around champion and 1996 Olympic all-around, floor and vault champion. Podkopayeva is often referred to as a complete athlete. She was well-known for combining power, style and balletic grace.

Podkopayeva had originally planned to continue to compete after the 1996 Olympics. She was then named to the Ukrainian team at the 1997 World Championships. Injuries forced her to withdraw from the competition, and she later retired.

In 2002, Podkopayeva started the Golden Lilia International Sports Festival, an exhibition featuring artistic and rhythmic gymnasts, acrobats, and dancers. She said, “It’s important to us to show outstanding people and brightest talent so that the next generation can follow the best of the best.”

In December 2004, she married a Ukrainian businessman Tymofiy Nahornyi. They have two children: Vadym, adopted in Ukraine in July 2006, and Karolina, born in November 2006. The couple divorced in 2009.

Podkopayeva participated in the 1995 World Championships, held in Sabae (Japan). She was able to help Ukraine finish fifth and qualify for the 1996 Olympics. Podkopayeva won the all-around final, scoring 39.248. She placed first in vault (9.781) and second on uneven bars (9.837). Second on balance beam (9.837) was second, and seventh on the floor (9.087).

Lilia Podkopayeva Net Worth

Lilia Podkopayeva is one of the richest Artistic Gymnast from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lilia Podkopayeva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Podkopayeva participated in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Birmingham, England, April 1993. She was qualified to compete in the vault final but she crashed her first attempt, and finished last with an 8.893 score.

She placed sixth in all-around at the 1994 World Championships held in Brisbane, Australia. Her score was 38.942. She placed eighth in vault with a score of 9.424 and fifth on uneven bars with a 9.350 score. She was also second in balance beam with a 9.737 score. She contributed an overall score of 38.099 to the fifth-place finish for the Ukrainian team at the World Team Championships held in Dortmund, Germany, November 1994.

In July, Podkopayeva competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the team final, she contributed a combined compulsory and optional score of 78.061 toward the Ukrainian team’s fifth-place finish. She then won the all- around final with a score of 39.255. In event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars (9.787), second on balance beam (9.825), and first on floor (9.887). She was the fourth gymnast to win the Olympic all-around title as the reigning world champion, and the only gymnast to win the all-around without winning a team medal. She was also the last female gymnast to win the all- around title and an event-final gold medal until Simone Biles in 2016.

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Who is Lilia Podkopayeva Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Lilia Ranked on the list of most popular Artistic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Lilia Podkopayeva celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

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