Elina Khozlu
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| Full name | Elina Leontiivna Khozlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Deriugins School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Albina Deriugina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Iryna Deriugina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elina Leontiivna Khozlu (Ukrainian: Еліна Леонтіївна Хозлу, born 1971) is a retired Soviet group rhythmic gymnast.[1]
Career
Khozlu trained in Deriugins School with head coach Albina Deriugina.[2]
In 1986, she competed at the Debrecen Grand Prix, where she finished 6th in ball and ribbon and 8th in all-around and with clubs.[3]
In 1988, she competed at the European Championships in Helsinki, winning silver in the all-around and with 6 balls as well as gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons.[4][5]
The following year, at the World Championships in Sarajevo, the Soviet group won gold with 3 hoops and 3 ribbons as well as silver both in the all-around and with 6 clubs.[6][7][8]
In 1990, Khozulu received an honor of Master of Sports of the USSR of international class. She graduated from the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport in Kyiv in 1992.[1]
She is currently a coach of rhythmic gymnastics in Deriugins School.[9] Khozlu was the first coach of Taisiia Onofriichuk, the 2024 European hoop bronze medalist and the 2023 Junior World clubs silver medalist.[10]
In 2021, Khozlu was awarded with the title of "Honored Labour of Physical Culture of Ukraine" by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[11] In 2025, she was honored the title of "Merited Coach of Ukraine".[12]
References
- ^ a b c "ХОЗЛУ Еліна Леонтіївна". sites.znu.edu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Померла легендарна тренерка з художньої гімнастики Альбіна Дерюгіна". facty.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "1986 Debrecen Grand Prix". gymnforum.net. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "6.European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (18.-22. May 1988)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1988, No. 116. — page 3.
- ^ "14.World Championships in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (27. September-1. October 1989)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Советский спорт - 1989, No. 220. — page 1.
- ^ "История чемпионатов мира. Часть 13+ВИДЕО+ много ФОТО". sport.ua (in Russian). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Поздравляем с Днем рождения Элину Хозлу!". ukraine-rg.com.ua (in Russian). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ ""Є бажання підняти прапор". Тренерка з художньої гімнастики Блохіна — про дебют Онофрійчук на Олімпіаді та ціль на фінал". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Грація і майстерність – турнір з художньої гімнастики у Бучі (ФОТО)". buchanews.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Post in Facebook by Олексій Нікітенко". Facebook (in Ukrainian). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.