Background
Voronina, Zinaida was born on December 10, 1947 in Ioshkar-Ola, Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Voronina, Zinaida was born on December 10, 1947 in Ioshkar-Ola, Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Voronina"s major debut came at the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany. She trained with Vladimir Shelkovnikov. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to a son, Dmitry, and came back to further successes at the 1970 World Championships, among other games.
She attempted to make the Soviet team for the 1972 Olympics, but faced a strong competition and only placed 10th in the individual all-around at the national championships.
Saddled with her professional life and a difficult childhood (alcoholic mother, father she never met) she struggled with alcoholism. Subsequently, she was sent out of Moscow for "anti-social behavior".
She spent the remainder of her years working in a factory in Balashikha, Russia, dying in March 2001 at the age of 53. In 1969, she was awarded the "Order of the Badge of Honor".