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Encyclopedia > Maria Gorokhovskaya
Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold 1952 Individual all-round
Gold 1952 Team competition
Silver 1952 Balance beam
Silver 1952 Floor exercise
Silver 1952 Team, portable apparatus
Silver 1952 Uneven bars
Silver 1952 Vault

Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Russian: Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская; October 17, 1921 in Yevpatoria - 2001 in Israel) is a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Also Eupatoria or Evpatoria; (Crimean Tatar: Kezlev) town in the Crimea. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ...


Competing for Stroityel Kharkov, Gorokhovskaya won her first USSR title on the balance beam in 1948. She came to the Helsinki Olympics as the two-fold national champion. Soviet gymnastics had never competed at major international tournaments before, and it was the first Olympics in which the country participated. The Balance Beam is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ...


The Soviet gymnasts dominated the competition, with Gorokhovskaya leading them. In all four individual apparatus events - the balance beam, floor exercise, the horse vault and the uneven bars - Gorokhovskaya finished second. This performance earned her the gold medal in the all-around competition, finishing ahead of team-mate Nina Bocharova by eight tenths of a point.


With seven of the eight Soviet gymnasts finishing in the top ten, it was clear that the team gold medal would go to them. Gorokhovskaya won her seventh medal in the now discontinued team exercise with portable apparatus, where the Soviet team finished second behind Sweden.


Gorokhovskaya made one more international appearance as a part of the winning Soviet team at the 1954 World Championships, and retired afterwards. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1990, she emigrated to Israel.Категория:Олимпийские чемпионы This article is about the year. ...


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Maria Gorokhovskaya (195 words)
Maria Gorokhovskaya (born October 17, 1921 in Yevpatoria[?]) is a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) gymnast.
Gorokhovskaya won her seventh medal in the now discontinued team exercise with portable apparatus, where the Soviet team finished second behind Sweden.
Gorokhovskaya made one more international appearance as a part of the winning Soviet team at the 1954 World Championships, and retired afterwards.
Maria Gorokhovskaya (356 words)
Maria Gorokhovskaya was a winner of seven medals at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, two gold and five silver.
From 1948 to 1954, Gorokhovskaya won numerous Soviet and Russian championships.
Gorokhovskaya emigrated to Israel in early 1990, and it was only then that it became known that she was Jewish.
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