Irina Leparskaya
Irina Yuryevna Leparskaya is a rhythmic gymnastics trainer who is the Head coach of the Belarusian Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Career
Irina was born in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. She graduated from the Belarusian State Order of the Red Banner Institute of Physical Education. Since 1981, Leparskaya has worked as a coach in the sports club "Dynamo Minsk".Leparskaya is an Honored Worker of Physical Culture of Belarus and Honoured Master of Sports of Belarus.
Coaching history and notable students
Leparskaya has trained many Belarusian Olympic/World/European/World Cup medalists notably:- Marina Lobatch – the 1988 all-around Olympic champion and the first Soviet/only Belarusian to win the Olympic Games in rhythmic gymnastics.
- Yulia Raskina – the 2000 Olympic all-around silver medalist, 1999 World silver medalist and two-time European all-around silver medalist.
- Inna Zhukova – the 2008 Olympic all-around silver medalist and 2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.
- Liubov Charkashyna – the 2012 Olympics all-around bronze medalist, two-time World Cup Final all-around bronze medalist, 2011 European ball and clubs gold medalist.
- Melitina Staniouta – three-time World all-around bronze medalist and three time World Cup Final all-around medalist.
- Alina Tumilovich – two-time Olympic Group medalist.
- Ksenia Sankovich – two-time Olympic Group medalist.
- Aliaksandra Narkevich – Olympic and World Group medalist
- Larissa Lukyanenko – three-time World all-around medalist and 1993 European all-around silver medalist.
- Tatiana Ogrizko – the 1997 European all-around silver medalist and 1996 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
- Katsiaryna Halkina – the 2018 European all-around bronze medalist
- Evgenia Pavlina – the 1998 European all-around silver medalist, 1998 European ribbon champion
- Valeria Vatkina – 1997 Grand Prix Final all-around silver medalist and two-time World team silver medalist.
- Olga Gontar – 1995 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
- Elena Tkachenko – multiple World / European medalist.
- Elena Bolotina – 2015 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
- Maria Kadobina – World Group bronze medalist
- Arina Charopa – the 2010 Youth Olympic Games silver medalist
- Hanna Bazhko – World Team medalist
- Svetlana Rudalova – World Team medalist
- Alina Harnasko – 2020+1 Olympic individual all-around bronze medalist, 2020 European all-around silver medalist.
- Anastasiia Salos – 2020 European all-around bronce medalist.
- Mariya Trubach – 2014 Youth Olympic Games all-around silver medalist