Elena Mikhailyevna Zamolodchikova -- "Zamo" for short -- is a two-time Olympic gymnast. She was born on September 19, 1982 in Moscow, Russia, and began gymnastics at the age of six. She participated in her first major senior competition in 1999, at the World Championships, where she won the gold in vault finals -- one of her favorite events, along with the floor exercise -- and the bronze in the all-around. Olympic can refer to: The Olympic Games, an international multi-sport event International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organization managing the Olympic Games Various stadiums in the world are known as Olympic Stadium Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways Olympic Aviation, subsidiary of Greek flag... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... In architecture, a vault is an arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. ...

2000 Europeans

At the 2000 European Championships in Paris, Elena produced a stunning performance, inspiring viewers both with her physical ability and her psychological strength. Just days before the competition, her father passed away as a result of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl accident. In the midst of her shock and grief, she led her team to the gold medal and earned individual silvers in the all-around and vault finals and a bronze on the beam. This article is about the year 2000. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The nuclear power plant at Chernobyl prior to the completion of the sarcophagus. ...

Sydney 2000

Elena was selected as a member of the Russian gymnastics team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She initially did not make it into the all-around or vault finals; however, she earned spots in both when Elena Produnova withdrew from the all-around and Svetlana Khorkina decided to give up her spot to Zamolodchikova. Unfortunately, she lost her chances of an all-around medal with a fall on the floor exercise. However, she came back to win gold on both the vault and floor, thus becoming a two-time Olympic champion! (Redirected from 2000 Sydney Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is Russias most successful female gymnast to date; winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ...

After becoming a double Olympic Champion, Elena continued with gymnastics. She won the world vault title in 2002 and a European all-around Bronze medal in 2004, in addition to numerous other honors. Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Athens 2004

Elena competed in her second Olympic games in 2004. The Russian team won a bronze medal, and Elena just missed out on an individual vault medal, placing fourth behind Monica Rosu of Romania, Annia Hatch of the United States, and a fellow Russian, Anna Pavlova. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monica Roşu (pronounced Moh-NEE-ka ROH-shu) (born May 11, 1987 in Bacău) is a gymnast from Romania. ... Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova (portrait by Jean Thomassen) Anna Pavlova is also the name of an Olympic gymnast. ...

She competed most recently at the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, where she was again unlucky, placing fourth in both vault and floor finals. Floor finals were particularly disappointing: she performed four extremely difficult tumbling passes, landing each one cleanly, but did not successfully compete all of her dance combinations. Her start value was lowered as a result from 10.0 to 9.7, and she scored a 9.162, placing her behind Americans Alicia Sacramone and Nastia Liukin, and Dutch gymnast Suzanne Harmes. Elena's low score was deeply unpopular with the crowd, who appeared to think she should have won bronze. She scored an average of 9.318 on her two vaults, finishing behind Cheng Fei of China, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan, and Alicia Sacramone of the U.S. She will continue to compete for at least a little while longer, looking forward to the American Cup in 2006. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Cheng Fei is a Chinese Gymnast. ... Oksana Chusovitina (born June 19, 1975 in Buchara) is an Uzbek gymnast. ...