Albina Deriugina

Deriugina in her youth

Albina Nikolaevna Deriugina (Ukrainian: Альбі́на Микола́ївна Дерю́гіна, romanizedAlbina Mykolayivna Deriuhina, 16 March 1932 – 29 March 2023)[1] was a Soviet and Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics coach. She trained her daughter Irina Deriugina to Olympic success and the two then became a very successful coaching team. She was made a Hero of Ukraine in 2002.