Valeria Vladimirovna Maksyuta is a former artistic gymnast who represented Ukraine for several years before immigrating to Israel in 2007.
11 Facts About Valeria Maksyuta
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Valeria Maksyuta started training at the age of 5 in her native Kyiv.
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Valeria Maksyuta continued to train in both Israel and Kyiv.
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Valeria Maksyuta won another gold medal on the balance beam at the 2005 Ukrainian Championships.
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Valeria Maksyuta competed at the 2005 Stella Zakharova Cup, winning gold medals in the all-around and on the vault as well as a bronze medal on the balance beam.
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In 2010 Valeria Maksyuta only won three medals, a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2010 Scherbo Cup and another silver medal on the balance beam as well as the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2010 Voronin Cup.
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At the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event Valeria Maksyuta won a silver medal on the vault and a bronze medal on the balance beam.
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Valeria Maksyuta competed at the 2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and managed fourth place on the vault and 8th place on the balance beam.
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics Valeria Maksyuta fell from uneven bars and injured her back.
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Valeria Maksyuta fell on the other events and finished last in the preliminaries.
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The back injury forced Valeria Maksyuta to retire after the Olympics.