Nellie Kim (BLR), FIG Women’s Technical Committee President
Born July 29, 1957 in Leninabad, Tadjikistan.

Education

• Legate National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health,  St. Petersburg, Russia,  2012 - Ph.D ;
• Academy of Physical Education and Sports, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1978;
• Bachelor degree in Physical education and sport;
• Academy of Social Sciences in Minsk, Belarus 1985.

Main Gymnastics Achievements

• 1976 Olympic Games - 3 Gold and 1 Silver medals :
• First to score perfect 10.00 on VT and on FX  at the Olympics;
• First in the history of Women’s  gymnastics to perform  Double salto bwd on FX and Salto bwd  with 360° turn (Tsukahara with 360°  turn ; tuck and stretched) on VT;
• 1980 Olympic Games; 2 Gold medals;
• 1974, 1978 and 1979 World Championships; 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze medals;
• 1975 and 1977 European Championships; 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals.

Honours

• 1976 - “Order of Arduous Red Banner”
• 1980 - “Order of Arduous Red Banner”
• 2007 - Gold Star of Russia
• 2007 - Belarus National Olympic Committee medal
• 1999 - International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Oklahoma, USA
• 2007 Gymnastics Hall of Fame of University of Minnesota, USA
• 2011 Honorary Professor of Academy of Sport and Tourism, Almaty, KAZ
• 2012 Honorary Citizen of Chimkent city, Kazakhstan

Professional Achievements

• 1995 Present Vice-president of the Belarus Gymnastics Association since 1995
• 1983 - 1995 - National coach and WTC President for the BGA
• 2002 - 2005 - FIG Academies Expert
• Lector in the international training camps and clubs since 1983
• 1996 - 2004 WTC member (2000-2004 - 1st Vice President)
• 2005 - … FIG WTC President and EC member.

Distinctions

• 1976 and 1980. “Order of Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni” (the Order of arduous Red Flag of USSR), rewarded for very special achievements (before Heroes of USSR which is highest distinction);
• 1999. Honoured and inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Oklahoma;
• 2000. Honoured and inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame, Lausanne;
• 2007. Honoured and inducted into Gymnastics Hall of Fame of University of Minnesota;
• 2007. Gold Star of Russia;
• 2007. Belarus National Olympic Committee medal.