Beloglazova began training at just 5 years old under Ludmila Tichomirova, who would coach the talented gymnast throughout her career.

As a senior, she was chosen as the alternate to the Soviet team at the 1982 European Championships, but her performance in practice impressed her coaches so much that they put the 15-year-old in the competition lineup.

Beloglazova would soon be among the leading Soviet gymnasts of the 1980s along with Marina Lobatch, Tatiana Druchinina, and Dalia Kutkaitė.

If not for a drop on the very last note of her clubs exercise, Beloglazova would have defeated Bulgarian gymnast Diliana Guerguieva.

She also won medals on each of the 4 apparatus, gold with ribbon, silver with ball, and bronze with hoop and clubs.