Elena Lvovna Karpushenko (russian: Елена Львовна Карпушенко ; 26 May 1961 – 23 April 2024) was a Russian honored Master of Sports coach in
rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
.
Coaching career
Karpushenko was the personal coach of three-time World all-around champion and World record holder
Yana Kudryavtseva
Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva (russian: Я́на Алексе́евна Кудря́вцева; born 30 September 1997) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around silver medalist, three-time World Champi ...
. She was introduced by a swimming coach, who was friends with the Kudryavtsev family to their daughter, Yana. Karpushenko was the trainer of Kudryavtseva from when she started rhythmic gymnastics.
Personal life and death
Karpushenko was born in
Moscow,
RSFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
,
USSR on 26 May 1961, and died on 23 April 2024, at the age of 62.
Notable trainees
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Yana Kudryavtseva
Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva (russian: Я́на Алексе́евна Кудря́вцева; born 30 September 1997) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around silver medalist, three-time World Champi ...
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2016 Olympic silver medalist, Three-time World All-around champion,
2015 European Games
The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...
champion.
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Alina Ermolova
Alina Alekseevna Ermolova (russian: Алина Алексеевна Ермолова, born February 27, 2001, in Shakhty) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 European Junior Rope champion and two-time (2015, 2016) Russia ...
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2016 European Junior Champion in rope.
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Tatiana Kurbakova
Tatiana Sergeyevna Kurbakova (russian: Татьяна Сергеевна Курбакова, born 7 August 1986) is a Russian retired rhythmic gymnast. She won gold in the group competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
...
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2004 Olympics Gold medal in Group all around.
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Alexandra Ermakova –
2006 European Junior Champion in rope.
* Maria Pobedushkina - Member of the Russian Senior National Team
* Alexandra Borisova - Member of the Russian Junior Team
References
External links
Elena KarpushenkoRhythmic Gymnastics Results
1961 births
2024 deaths
Russian gymnastics coaches
Gymnasts from Moscow
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