Vera Shtelbaums

Vera Shtelbaums
Born Vera Efremovna Shtelbaums
(1937-04-24) April 24, 1937
Omsk, RSFSR, USSR
Residence Omsk, Russia
Alma mater Omsk Institute of Physical Education
Occupation Gymnastics coach
Known for Russian rhythmic gymnastics trainer in Omsk youth school of Olympic reserve and in Novogorsk; coach of multiple Olympic and world champions
Spouse(s) Nikolay Shtelbaums

Vera Efremovna Shtelbaums (Russian: Вера Ефремовна Штельбаумс; born April 24, 1937 in Omsk, Russia) is an honored and merited Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics.

Coaching career

In 1959, she graduated from the Omsk Institute of Physical Education, for more than 25 years she was a head coach in the rhythmic gymnastics regional sports youth school of Olympic reserve in Omsk, Russia.[1]

Over the years of her coaching career, she has produced multiple Olympic and World Champions notably Evgenia Kanaeva, Irina Tchachina and Ksenia Dudkina. She was the personal coach of Kanaeva since 2003 and Tchachina since 1993.

She is currently a member of the Presidium of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, leads the Omsk regional center of rhythmic gymnastics. She is an Honored coach of Russia and Honored Worker of Physical Culture.

Personal life

She has one daughter, Elena Arais who is also a rhythmic gymnastics coach and choreographer. Her husband Nikolay Shtelbaums, was a former Soviet speedskater.

Notable trainees

she has trained multiple World and Olympic champions including:

References

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