Yelena Aleksandrovna Posevina (russian: Елена Александровна Посевина, born 13 February 1986) is a Russian former group

rhythmic gymnast 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 coordi ...

. She is a two-time Group Olympic champion, who attended

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on 2004 and 2008. She is a two-time (2003, 2007) World Group All-around champion and a three-time (2003, 2006, 2008) European Group All-around champion.

Career

Elena Posevina was a member of the national gymnastics team from 2000. She competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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where she received a gold medal in the

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group competition."2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 12, 2008) In 2003 and 2007, Posevina won the

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title as a member of the Russian group and took

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group title in 2003, 2006 and 2008. She was named a merited master of sports, holder of the Order of Friendship for major contribution in development of physical culture and sports, high sporting accomplishments, and holder of the Order of Honour for a contribution in development of physical culture and sports. Posevina also won gold at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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."2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China – Gymnastics"
''http://en.beijing2008.cn/'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008) She is the second group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games after

Natalia Lavrova Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (russian: Наталья Александровна Лаврова, 4 August 1984 – 23 April 2010) was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova was the first group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the rh ...

. Posevina was one of the 50 elite athletes of Russia chosen as an honorary ambassador for the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

Personal life

Posevina is a resident of

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

, Russia and is now working as a rhythmic gymnastics coach. Posevina graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod in 2013. She has one son named Harry who was born in October 2017.

Detailed Olympic results

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Posevina, Elena 1986 births Living people Russian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Tula, Russia Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships