IGM's Olympic Gold Family History:
Nellie Kim
Nellie Kim is not only a 5 time Olympic Gold Medalist, she is also the sister of IGM Gymnastics owner Irina Kim. Nellie competed in both the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games, as well as countless National and International competitions for the former Soviet Union. Since 2004, Nellie has been the President of the FIG Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee. In her current role, she has pioneered the redesign of the international Code of Points in 2006 and has been the head judge at international competitions that includes the Olympic Games.
Medal Total
Olympic Games: 5 Gold, 1 Silver
World Championships: 5 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze
World Cup: 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
European Championships: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze
1971
Jr. USSR Championships: 5th AA
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1972
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 1st Team, 2nd FX
Jr. USSR-HUN: 1st Team, 2nd AA
Jr. USSR Championships: 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st UB
USSR School Spartakiade: 2nd AA, 1st FX
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1973
All-Union Youth Sports Games: 1st Team, 1st AA, 1st B, 2nd UB, 3rd V
Chunichi Cup: 1st AA
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 1st Team, 2nd AA, 2nd UB, 2nd FX, 6th V
USSR Cup: 8th AA, 1st UB
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1974
Milk Meet: 5th AA
Riga International: 2nd AA
USSR Championships: 3rd AA, 2nd V, 2nd UB
USSR Cup: 2nd AA
World Championships (Varna): 1st Team, 9th AA (prelims), 3rd B
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1975
Chunichi Cup: 4th AA
European Championships: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 2nd B, 3rd V, 3rd UB
JPN-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
Moscow News: 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd V
Pre-Olympics: 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd UB
USSR Championships: 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd V
USSR Cup: 2nd AA
USSR Spartakiade: 1st AA
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1976
Chunichi Cup: 15th AA
Olympics: 1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st FX, 6th UB
Tokyo Cup: 1st V, 1st B, 1st FX
USSR Cup: 1st AA
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1977
European Championships: 3rd AA, 1st V, 2nd B, 3rd FX, 4th UB
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1978
USSR Cup: 16th AA
World Championships (Strasbourg): 1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st FX
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1979
Athens International: 1st AA, 1st V, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd UB
USSR Championships: 5th AA, 1st FX, 2nd V, 2nd UB, 4th B
USSR Spartakiade: 1st Team, 3rd AA, 1st V, 1st UB, 1st FX
World Championships (Fort Worth): 2nd Team, 1st AA, 2nd B, 2nd FX, 3rd V, 5th UB
World Cup: 2nd AA, 3rd V, 3rd B, 8th FX
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1980
Olympics: 1st Team, 5th AA, 1st FX, 6th UB
USSR Championships: 1st AA