Galina Shamrai was born on October 5,1931, in Tashkent, USSR.
12 Facts About Galina Shamrai
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Galina Shamrai graduated from the Lenin Pedagogical Institute of the Moscow Region.
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Galina Shamrai married Anatoli Ilyin, who played for Spartak and became an Olympic champion in football at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Galina Shamrai trained at the Iskra club and later at the Burevestnik sports society in Moscow.
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Galina Shamrai began competing at the USSR Championships in 1950, where she placed eighth in the all-around.
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Galina Shamrai was added to the team roster for the 1952 Summer Olympics, which was the first Olympic performance for Soviet athletes.
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Galina Shamrai did not compete in the event finals, but was 8th in the all-around, contributing to the team's gold.
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Galina Shamrai won the team's silver in the portable apparatus event.
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Galina Shamrai placed fourth in the all-around at the Nationals in 1953.
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Galina Shamrai earned one more gold medal on the balance beam, at the 1955 Nationals, and retired in 1956.
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In 1957, Galina Shamrai was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
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Galina Shamrai worked as a coach at the Spartak club in Moscow and began judging at international gymnastics events in 1975.