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Svetlana Louzanova

Svetlana Vasilyevna Luzanova (Russian: Святлана Васільеўна Лузанова; born 29 June 1977) is a Belarussian retired rhythmic gymnast and coach.

Biography

In 1995 Luzanova competed at the European Championships in Prague, helping the Belarussian group achieve 4th place overall. In September the group won bronze in the All-Around and with 5 hoops at the World Championships in Vienna, thus earning a spot for the following year's Olympics.

In June 1996 she took part in the World Championships in Budapest, winning bronze in the All-Around and with 3 balls & 2 ribbons as well as gold with 5 hoops. In August of that year she was selected for the Olympic Games in Atlanta along Natalia Boudilo, Olga Demskaia, Oxana Jdanovitch, Halina Malashenka and Alesia Pokhodina. There she was 4th in qualification, advancing to the final round, and finishing 6th in the final.

After her retirement she coached first in her native Belarus, then at the Maribor club in Slovenia where she is working as of 2023.

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