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Dina Averina

Dina Averina
Full name Dina Alexeevna Averina
Nickname(s) Dinya / Dinochka
Country represented  Russia
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 18)
Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Residence Moscow
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 40 kg (88 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Club CSKA
Gym Novogorsk
College team Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
Head coach(es) Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es) Vera Shatalina
Former coach(es) Larisa Belova
Choreographer Tatiana Pomerantseva
World ranking 8 (2016 Season)
16 (2014 Season)

Dina Alexeevna Averina (Russian: Дина Алексеевна Аверина; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist. On the National level, she is the 2017 Russian National All-around champion and the 2013 Russian Junior All-around bronze medalist. Her identical twin sister, Arina Averina is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast.

Born to parents Ksenia Averina and Alexey Averin, Dina and Arina started gymnastics at four years old. Arina was born 20 minutes ahead of Dina. They have an older sister named Polina.

The Averinas (Dina and Arina) first trained under their first coach Larisa Belova until they became members of the Russian national team and began training in Olympic Training Center in Moscow where they are now coached by Vera Shatalina.

The Averinas began appearing in international competitions in 2011 competing at the 2011 Russian-Chinese Youth Games where Dina won the gold and Arina finishing 5th in the all-around. In 2012, Dina finished 4th at the Russian Junior Championships. Dina and Arina both competed at the Venera Cup in Eilat, Israel where Dina won the all-around gold, she also won gold in hoop and silver medals in ball, clubs and ribbon. She then competed at International MTM Cup in Ljubljana (along with teammates Aleksandra Soldatova and Arina Averina) won the Team gold medal.

In 2013 season, Dina won bronze in all-around at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships behind Soldatova, she competed in Junior division at Happy Caravan Cup in Tashkent and won Team gold with Arina Averina. At the 2013 Russian Spartakiada's 6th Summer Student Games, Dina won the all-around bronze medal.


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