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Part four of the interview with Egle Abruzzini, President of the International Gymnastics Federation Technical Committee from 1984 to 2008

Egle spoke about her higher education, her work as a coach, and her activities at the International Gymnastics Federation. She also shared her professional observations from those years.

How did the specialist come to rhythmic gymnastics? What was the situation with this sport in Europe in the second half of the last century? And how did Egle take the position in the Technical Committee? Watch our video about the beginning of the professional journey.

Egle Abruzzini was the President of the Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation from 1984 to 2008.

She was 90 years old.

Two-time champion of the USSR in rhythmic gymnastics, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of Russia in rhythmic gymnastics. Champion of the RSFSR. Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. She was awarded the honorary badge For Merits in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports and the badge of Excellence in Physical Culture and Sports.

Founder of rhythmic gymnastics in the Chelyabinsk region. Teacher, coach. USSR’s Excellent Education Worker.

Honored Coach of the RSFSR. Founder of the Kazan school of rhythmic gymnastics. Honored figure of physical culture and sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Russia’s Honored Coach. Founder of the Ryazan School of Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Founder of the Ivanovo school, from a rifle platoon commander to the Head of the regional Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics. The road of Zinaida Matveeva.