Svetlana Kapanina
Svetlana Kapanina was born on the 28th of December, 1968, in Schuchinsk, Republic of Kazakhstan, USSR. In 1987 she graduated from the medical school, specialty – pharmacist. Started to fly in 1988 in Kurgan Russia. Became the member of the Russian Aerobatic Joint Crew in 1991. In 1995 she graduated from Kaluga Pilot’s School. Place of domicile – Moscow. Married, has got two children. She is an aerobatic instructor Factory Sukhoi design bureau and display pilot.
- Soviet Union Champion(1991);
- United States Champion(1995);
- The one and only pilot awarded six times the title of Overall World Aerobatics Champion (1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007);
- Silver medals at the World Championship (1995, 2003, 2005);
- Bronze medals at the World Championship (1995, 2000);
- Overall World Air Games Champion (1997, 2001);
- Overall European Aerobatics Champion (1997,2006);
- Overall Russian National Aerobatics Champion (1991, 2001);
- Awarded with 38 Gold medals in World Aerobatics Championships;
- FAI World Grand Prix Champion (2007);
- FAI World Grand Prix Silver medals (2007);
- Al Ain international aerobatics Champion (2007);
- FAI World JK Aerobatics Formula Silver medals (2008);
- Awarded with FAI medal as the best pilot of the century;
- Awarded with FAI Sabihi Gokchen medal as the only fivefold World Cup winner;
