Background
Minaicheva, Galina was born on December 29, 1929 in Moscow of a Georgian father.
Minaicheva, Galina was born on December 29, 1929 in Moscow of a Georgian father.
Graduated from the Georgian Institute of Physical Culture, 1957.
She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within the first 10 in all artistic gymnastics events, and winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Minaicheva married a Georgian man and moved to Tbilisi, changing her last name to Sharabidze (Russian: Шарабидзе). In 1957 she graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Tbilisi and worked as a gymnastics coach.