Julia Gushchina is a famous Russian athlete, athlete, honored master of sports of Russia. The owner of a huge number of awards, including state ones.
Biography
Julia Gushchina was born on March 4, 1983 in Novocherkassk. From childhood, the girl dreamed of becoming a famous athlete and get on TV screens. At 10 years old, Julia began to study in the athletics section.
Gushchina took training very seriously, she always came to training first, it happened even 1-2 hours before the start. The girl always gave all the best for 100 percent and showed excellent results. Julia understood that she wanted to play sports all her life. The trainers paid the girl much more attention than other children, because they understood that she had a desire to win.
At the age of 12, Julia performed for the first time in athletics competitions, she took 2nd place, which was very good. In almost every tournament, Gushchina won a prize. The girl understood that preparation should be given much more time and therefore, sometimes, missed classes at school, in secret from her parents.
Sports career
At age 19, Julia was invited to the Russian national track and field athletics team. At first, the coaches did not particularly trust the young athlete and did not challenge her to serious competitions. In 2004, Gushchina performed at the European Cup and was able to win a gold medal, a year later the athlete was able to repeat the result. Julia played at the European Cup until 2008 and almost always won prizes.
In 2006, Gushchina performed at the World Cup, which was held in Greece, in the relay the athlete won the gold medal, and in the 200-meter race she was second. In 2008, Julia took part in the Olympic Games, which were held in Beijing, the girl won a gold and silver medal. The athlete also won a gold medal at the Indoor World Championship. In the 2009 season, Gushchina participated in the Continental Championship among girls, Julia was able to win a silver medal.
In the 10th and 11th years, the girl again took part in this tournament and was able to bring home two gold medals. In 2012, Julia was invited to speak at the Olympic Games, the girl hoped to win a gold medal, but she could not live up to her expectations, the athlete went home only with a silver medal.
