Natalya Borisovna Tishina (née Sergeyeva; born 6 July 1946, Gorky) is a rhythmic gymnastics coach, Honoured Coach of Russia, and honorary citizen of Nizhny Novgorod (since 2017). She works at the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Olympic Reserve College named after V. S. Tishin, having trained, over half a century of coaching career, Olympic champions, dozens of Masters of Sport of International Class, and the founder of the largest Nizhny Novgorod rhythmic gymnastics competitions.[1][4]

Sporting career

She began rhythmic gymnastics in her native Gorky about 65 years ago — first under the guidance of Antonina Dmitrievna Skovorodova, then Taisiya Kirillovna Timoshenko. She became a repeated prize-winner of the RSFSR and USSR championships and took part in the World Universiade. In 1968 she won the Cup of the Soviet Union. She holds the title of Honorary Master of Sport of the USSR.[1]

Coaching career

She began her coaching work in 1972 at the "Spartak" voluntary sports society. In 1980–1990 she worked at the Children's Sports School No. 2 of the Nizhegorodsky District. After the reorganization of Children's Sports School No. 2, she moved to Specialized Children's and Youth Olympic Reserve Sports School No. 16 for rhythmic gymnastics, and later to the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Olympic Reserve College.[1]

Among her students are five Olympic champions in group exercises: Irina Belova, Elena Posevina (two-time Olympic champion), Darya Shkurikhina, Anastasia Nazarenko, and Anastasia Maksimova. In 2004 the head coach of the Russian national team, Irina Viner, invited Tishina to help prepare Alina Kabaeva for the Olympic Games in Athens: at that Olympiad Tishina worked as Kabaeva's "outgoing" coach, guiding her to gold in the individual all-around. Tishina also helped Lyaysan Utyasheva recover from injury.[1][2]

Tishina has trained 6 Honoured Masters of Sport of Russia, 27 Masters of Sport of Russia of International Class, and 56 Masters of Sport of Russia in rhythmic gymnastics. She is vice-president of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation and an international-category judge. On her initiative, Nizhny Novgorod hosts the all-Russian "Volzhskaya Feyeriya" competitions, as well as stages of the World Cup and the European Championship in rhythmic gymnastics.[4]

Awards and titles

Honoured Coach of Russia, Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation. Honorary Citizen of Nizhny Novgorod — the title was conferred by City Council of 24 May 2017 No. 105.[4] Her state awards include the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class medal (2008) and 2nd class medal (2010).[4] She is a laureate of the Nizhny Novgorod Prize in physical culture and sport (1998), and laureate of the Nizhegorodsky District Prize in education (1996). She has also been awarded the honorary badges "For Merit in the Development of Physical Culture and Sport" (1998), "For Merit in Sport" 1st class (2000, 2004), "For Merit in the Development of the Olympic Movement in Russia" (2001), the honorary diploma of the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region (2006), and an honorary certificate of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation (2012).[4]

She holds the titles "Excellence in Physical Culture and Sport" and "Honoured Coach of Russia, Highest Category."[3]

Personal life

Before marriage she bore the surname Sergeyeva. Her husband was Vladislav Semyonovich Tishin (16.08.1937 — 12.07.2012), Honoured Coach of the RSFSR in cross-country skiing, who from 1982 headed the Gorky (later Nizhny Novgorod) Olympic Reserve College; the institution was named in his honor.[1]

Sources

  1. Nizhegorodskaya Pravda — The great mother of "the artists": on the anniversary of Natalya Tishina — 75th anniversary of Honoured Coach of Russia in rhythmic gymnastics Natalya Tishina, 13 July 2021… (archive)
  2. gordumannov.ru — Tishina Natalya Borisovna (archive)
  3. Nizhegorodskaya Pravda — Natalya Tishina: I am needed here now (archive)
  4. nouor.ru — Sporting work (archive)