Maria Savinova, Russian athlete
Maria Savinova is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 meters. By the way, she is Honored Master of Sports of Russia and the best athlete in Europe in 2011. At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, she won gold. And at the 2012 Olympic Games in London she also won a gold medal. On August 13, 2012 Maria was awarded the Order of Friendship for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high achievements in sports at the Games of the XXX Olympiad 2012 in London (UK).
Pretty girl was born on August 13, 1985 in Chelyabinsk. As a child, the girl spent a long time looking for her place in the sport. She was engaged in dancing and badminton, achieving the title of candidate for master of sports. In her youth she was noted by coach Tatyana Maslova, who persuaded the girl to try her hand in running.
You know, in 2009, Savinova became the European indoor champion in the 800 m and the World indoor champion one year later.
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