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Encyclopedia > Yelena Shushunova
Olympic medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Gold 1988 Seoul Team competition
Gold 1988 Seoul All-around
Silver 1988 Seoul Balance beam
Bronze 1988 Seoul Uneven bars

Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова) (born April 23, 1969 in Leningrad) is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, World, European, and Olympic Champion. Shushunova is renowned for her dynamic vaulting and tumbling skills; she was the first to perform a Yurchenko vault with 1.5 twists. She is also known for her longevity and exceptional consistency. Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev Establishment October Revolution   - Declared... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, aerials and tucks. ...


Shushunova's career highlights as a junior gymnast include gold medals at the 1982 Moscow News (now known as Moscow Stars of the World) and the Junior European Championships. In 1983 she won the USSR Cup, which she won every year until 1988 with the exception of 1984. Shushunova was unable to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by the Soviet Union. Instead, she competed at the 1984 Friendship Games in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, where she finished third all around and helped the USSR to a gold in the team event, which they dominated. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Friendship Games or Druzhba Games was an international multisport event that was held in 1984 in six different cities. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ...


The following year, she made her breakthrough, winning the all around title at the European Championships. She also won the gold medal on vault and floor exerice and shared the gold medal with East German Olympian Maxi Gnauck. At the World Championships, she won five medals including the all-around title, which she shared with compatriot Oksana Omelianchik. She took first on vault and finished second to her teammate Oksana Omelianchik on floor exercise with her Charleston routine showing a rare double layout, and side arabian 1 and 3/4 salto, a skill that women are no longer allowed to compete. Here she displayed her signature skill, a straddle jump to prone support, although in the 90s this skill was fairly common and overused. Neither Shushunova nor Omelianhchik actually qualified to the all around as their teammates Irina Baraksanova and Alternate Games Champion Olga Mostepanova had a higher preliminary score, but the Soviet coaches correctly guessed that they were the two best hopes for a world title. The World Gymnastics Championships are held every year. ... Oksana Aleksandrovna Omelianchik (Russian:Оксана Александровна Омельянчик) (also known as Oksana Omelyanchik; Oksana Omeliantchik, born January 2, 1970 or December 31, 1969; Ulan-Ude, USSR) is a retired Soviet gymnast and the all-around gold medalist of the 1985 World Gymnastics Championships. ... Olga Vasilyevna Mostepanova (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Мостепанова) (born January 3, Moscow, Russia) is a retired prominent Soviet gymnast. ...


Shushunova continued her dominance of women's gymnastics at the 1986 World Cup in Beijing (invitation only), earning the all around, vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise titles. Here she pushed the envelope in terms of difficulty, showing a Rulfova flic (full twisting Korbut flic) on balance beam and a tucked full in double salto dismount on the uneven bars. At one point in her career she also dismounted the beam with the tucked full in.


1987 was a highlight for gymnastics because it showcased the growing rivalry between Soviet Shushunova and Romanian Daniela Silivaş. In Moscow, Shushunova lost the European title to Silivaş. Later that year her team was second at the World Championships to the Romanians, a famous victory for them and only the third time the USSR had ever failed to win that title. Elena also lost the world title to the graceful Romanian Aurelia Dobre, finishing in second place. However in an underpar championships for the USSR Elena did provide them with one taste of gold, retaining her vault title with her textbook Yurchenko full and Yurchenko 1.5, beating Romanian Eugenia Golea who showcased a Yurchenko double full. She also earned a bronze medal on uneven bars, debuting a unique skill, a giant with a half turn to a Markelov (commonly called a full twisting Tkatchev). She also picked up the world title on floor exericse sharing the title with Daniela Silivaş. Both gymnasts won the title with a perfect combined score of 20. Aurelia Dobre, Romanian artistic gymnast, was the 1987 World Champion. ...


Thanks to her European and world medals, Elena was a leading contender for the all-around title at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. After defeating the Romanians in the team competition there was a close battle for the title between Shushunova and Daniela Silivaş (Romania). Shushunova entered the all around competition with a minimal lead, competing with Silivaş in the same rotation. What followed was a closely matched an exciting battle, each taking it in turns to wrench the lead from the other, and both aware that a hopped dismount or poorly executed somersalt could decide the title. Each was majestic, and the pair scored multiple tens. In the last rotation on vault, Silivas performed first and did well enough to ensure that Elena required a ten to take the title. This she earned, twice, and became Olympic overall champion. She took two more medals; a bronze on uneven bars and a silver on balance beam, both behind Silivas. The tally could have been higher, but Elena faltered on her two stongest apparatus, falling on a Yurchenko double full and making an uncharacteristic stumble on floor exercise. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Viorca Daniela Silivas-Harper (born May 9, 1972) is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals (three Gold, two Silver, and one Bronze) in Womens Artistic Gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea. ...


Shushunova retired after the Olympics and currently lives in her hometown ofSaint Petersburg, site of the 1998 European Championships which she helped to organize. In 2004 she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1] Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Logo The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the worlds most greatest competitors, coaches and authorities in artistic gymnastics. ...


Reference

  1. ^ YELENA SHUSHUNOVA. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on March 26, 2006.

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External links

  • Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique profile for Elena Shushunova
  • List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
  • (Russian) Biography
  • Whatever Happened to Elena Shushunova?
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Olympic champions in artistic gymnastics – women's team competition

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Olympic champions in artistic gymnastics – women's all-around

1952: Maria Gorokhovskaya • 1956: Larissa Latynina • 1960: Larissa Latynina • 1964: Věra Čáslavská • 1968: Věra Čáslavská • 1972: Ludmilla Tourischeva • 1976: Nadia Comăneci • 1980: Yelena Davydova • 1984: Mary Lou Retton • 1988: Yelena Shushunova • 1992: Tatiana Gutsu • 1996: Lilia Podkopayeva • 2000: Simona Amânar • 2004: Carly Patterson Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Russian: Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская; October 17, 1921 in Yevpatoria - 2001 in Israel) is a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... VÄ›ra Čáslavská (born May 3, 1942) is a Czech (formerly Czechoslovakian) gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... VÄ›ra Čáslavská (born May 3, 1942) is a Czech (formerly Czechoslovakian) gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Ludmilla Ivanovna Turischeva (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Турищева alternate spellings: Lyudmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischeva, born July 10, 1952 in Grozny) is a former Russian gymnast and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Nadia Elena Comaneci (originally Comăneci ) (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Yelena Victorovna Davydova (born August 7, 1961 in Voronezh),a city about 400 miles south of Moscow, is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, winner of the Olympic all-around title in 1980 Summer Olympics. ... Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... Tatiana Konstantinovna Gutsu (born September 5, 1976 in Odessa) is a Ukrainian (and former Soviet) gymnast, winner of the 1992 Olympic all-around title. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Simona Amânar (born October 7, 1979 in ConstanÅ£a) is a Romanian gymnast. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American gymnast and singer. ...

World champions in artistic gymnastics – women's team competition
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World champions in artistic gymnastics – women's all-around

1934: Vlasta Dakanova • 1938: Vlasta Dakanova • 1950: Helena Rakoczy • 1954: Galina Rud'ko • 1958: Larissa Latynina • 1962: Larissa Latynina • 1966: Věra Čáslavská • 1970: Ludmilla Tourischeva • 1974: Ludmilla Tourischeva • 1978: Elena Mukhina • 1979: Nellie Kim • 1981: Olga Bicherova • 1983: Natalia Yurchenko • 1985: Yelena Shushunova, Oksana Omelianchik • 1987: Aurelia Dobre • 1989: Svetlana Boginskaya • 1991: Kim Zmeskal • 1993: Shannon Miller • 1994: Shannon Miller • 1995: Lilia Podkopayeva • 1997: Svetlana Khorkina • 1999: Maria Olaru • 2001: Svetlana Khorkina • 2003: Svetlana Khorkina • 2005: Chellsie Memmel Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... The 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rome, the capital of Italy, in 1954. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... 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The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. ... The 21st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in 1981. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The 22nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in 1983. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The 23rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada, in 1985. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1987. ... Image File history File links Romania_flag_1947-1989. ... The 25th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1989. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis, USA, in 1991. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The 27th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Paris, France, in 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Logo The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... The 35th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ghent, a city in Belgium, in 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Logo The 36th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2002. ... Logo The 37th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Anaheim, a city in the U.S., in 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Logo The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from the 21st to the 27th November 2005. ... The 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rome, the capital of Italy, in 1954. ... Galina Yakovlevna Shamrai (Russian: Галина Яковлевна Шамрай) (also known as Galina Rudko, Galina Ilina after marriages; born October 5, 1931, Tashkent, USSR) is a retired Soviet gymnast and the first womens all-around World Champion from the USSR. She trained at the Iskra club and later at the Burevestnik (Stormy... The 14th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in 1958. ... Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet gymnast. ... The 15th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, in 1962. ... Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet gymnast. ... The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. ... VÄ›ra Čáslavská (born May 3, 1942) is a Czech (formerly Czechoslovakian) gymnast. ... The 17th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, in 1970. ... Ludmilla Ivanovna Turischeva (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Турищева alternate spellings: Lyudmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischeva, born July 10, 1952 in Grozny) is a former Russian gymnast and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union. ... The 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1974. ... Ludmilla Ivanovna Turischeva (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Турищева alternate spellings: Lyudmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischeva, born July 10, 1952 in Grozny) is a former Russian gymnast and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union. ... The 19th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Strasbourg, France, in 1978. ... Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina (Russian:Елена Вячеславовна Мухина) (born June 1, 1960 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) was a Russian gymnast in the late 1970s. ... The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. ... Nellie Vladimirovna Kim (Russian: ; b. ... The 21st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in 1981. ... Olga Bicherova Olga Anatolyevna Bicherova (Russian: Ольга Анатольевна Бичерова) (born October 26, 1967 or October 26, 1966 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet gymnast, who won womens all around gold medal at the 1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. ... The 22nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in 1983. ... Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Юрченко) (born January 26, 1965 in Norilsk, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet gymnast, who won womens All Around gold medal at the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. ... The 23rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada, in 1985. ... Oksana Aleksandrovna Omelianchik (Russian:Оксана Александровна Омельянчик) (also known as Oksana Omelyanchik; Oksana Omeliantchik, born January 2, 1970 or December 31, 1969; Ulan-Ude, USSR) is a retired Soviet gymnast and the all-around gold medalist of the 1985 World Gymnastics Championships. ... The 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1987. ... Aurelia Dobre, Romanian artistic gymnast, was the 1987 World Champion. ... The 25th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1989. ... Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya (also spelled Boguinskaia (incorrectly) and Boginskaia, Belarusian: Сьвятлана Леанідаўна Багінская, Russian: Светлана Леонидовна Богинская, born February 9, 1973 in Minsk) is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. ... The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis, USA, in 1991. ... Kimberly Lyn Zmeskal (Burdette, born February 6, 1976 in Houston, Texas) is an American gymnast and coach. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... Logo The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is by far Russias most successful female gymnast after the breakup of the Soviet Union> Not only is she the winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... Maria Olaru (born June 4, 1982, Falticeni) is a retired Olympic gymnast from Romania. ... The 35th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ghent, a city in Belgium, in 2001. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is by far Russias most successful female gymnast after the breakup of the Soviet Union> Not only is she the winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... Logo The 37th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Anaheim, a city in the U.S., in 2003. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is by far Russias most successful female gymnast after the breakup of the Soviet Union> Not only is she the winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... Logo The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from the 21st to the 27th November 2005. ... Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American gymnast. ...


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