Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Shabayev (russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Шабаев; 24 April 1973 – 5 August 1998; alternate transliterations Yevgeni, Evgeny, Evgeni, Chabaev) was a Russian
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
. He won a silver with his team at the
1994 Team World Championships, and he was the bronze medalist in the all-around at the
1995 World Championships. He was only the alternate to Russia's
1996 Olympic team due to a shoulder injury that required surgery. Injuries also kept him off the team for the
1997 World Championships.
Shabayev died of a heart attack on 5 August 1998. His funeral was held six days later, and gymnasts
Alexei Nemov
Alexei Yurievich Nemov (russian: link=no, Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born 28 May 1976 in Barashevo, Mordovia) is a former artistic gymnast from Russia. Nemov is most celebrated gymnasts of all time. During his career, he won fiv ...
,
Nikolai Kryukov,
Elena Grosheva
Yelena Nikolayevna Grosheva (russian: Елена Николаевна Грошева; born April 12, 1979) is a Russian former competitive gymnast. She won silver in the team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two team medals at the World Cham ...
and
Roza Galieva were in attendance.
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1973 births
1998 deaths
Gymnasts from Moscow
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Russian male artistic gymnasts
20th-century Russian people
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