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The Soviet Union women's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in
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international competitions. They were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse. They lead the medal tally for women's artistic gymnastics with 88 medals including 33 gold. Larisa Latynina is also the most decorated female athlete at the Olympic games with a total of 18 medals. Soviet dominance was unprecedented in scale and longevity and was likely the result of the country's heavy investment in mass and elite sports to fulfill its political agenda.


History

The Soviet Union won the team gold medal at the
1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
- the first Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in, and they won the team gold for the next seven games. The winning streak was interrupted by the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics, but they won gold at the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
- the last Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in. The Unified Team won the team gold at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. The Soviet Union won team gold at every World Championships that they competed in (1954–1991) except
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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
, and
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where they won silver.


Team competition results


Olympic Games

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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
— gold medal *:
Nina Bocharova Nina Antonovna Bocharova ( uk, Ніна Антонівна Бочарова, September 24, 1924 – August 31, 2020) was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was born in Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, ...
, Pelageya Danilova, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Medea Jugeli, Ekaterina Kalinchuk,
Galina Minaicheva Galina Yakovlevna Minaicheva (russian: Галина Яковлевна Минаичева; born 17 October 1929) was a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing within the first 10 in all artistic gymnastics eve ...
, Galina Shamrai,
Galina Urbanovich Galina Napoleonovna Urbanovich (russian: Галина Наполеоновна Урбанович) (September 5, 1917 – May 8, 2011) was a Soviet Olympic gymnast. She won a gold and silver medal at the 1952 Helsinki games. She was seven times a ...
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— gold medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
, Lidiya Ivanova, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Lyudmila Yegorova *
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
— gold medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
, Lidiya Ivanova, Larisa Latynina, Sofia Muratova,
Margarita Nikolaeva Margarita Nikolaeva (23 September 1935 – 21 December 1993) was a Soviet gymnast. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (leg ...
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Tamara Zamotaylova Tamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova (russian: Тамара Алексеевна Люхина-Замотайлова; née Lyukhina: born 11 May 1939) is a former Soviet gymnast who won four Olympic medals at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics ...
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— gold medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
, Lyudmila Gromova, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Manina,
Yelena Volchetskaya Elena Vladimirovna Volchetskaya ( be, Алена Уладзіміраўна Цюнянкова (Валчэцкая); russian: Елена Владимировна Волчецкая; born 4 December 1944) is a Soviet and Belarusian retired artistic ...
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Tamara Zamotaylova Tamara Alekseyevna Lyukhina-Zamotaylova (russian: Тамара Алексеевна Люхина-Замотайлова; née Lyukhina: born 11 May 1939) is a former Soviet gymnast who won four Olympic medals at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics ...
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1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
— gold medal *:
Lyubov Burda Lyubov Viktorovna Burda (russian: Любовь Викторовна Бурда; born 11 April 1953) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. Career In 1967 Burda placed 3rd in the all-around at the USSR Championships (also the USSR Spartakiade th ...
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Olga Karasyova Olga Karasyova, also known as Olga Kovalenko, (born 24 July 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Olga was coached by Igor Zhuravlev at CSKA Moscow. She is married to fellow gymnast Valery K ...
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Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya (russian: Наталья Александровна Кучинская; alternative transliteration Natal'ja Alieksandrovna Kutchinskaja), also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya (Russian: Наташа Кучинска ...
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Larisa Petrik Larisa Leonidovna Petrik (russian: Лариса Леонидовна Петрик; born 28 August 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion. Petrik competed at the 1966 World Championships where she shared in the team silver medal (go ...
,
Ludmilla Tourischeva Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukra ...
, Zinaida Voronina *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
— gold medal *:
Lyubov Burda Lyubov Viktorovna Burda (russian: Любовь Викторовна Бурда; born 11 April 1953) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. Career In 1967 Burda placed 3rd in the all-around at the USSR Championships (also the USSR Spartakiade th ...
, Olga Korbut,
Antonina Koshel Antonina Vladimirovna Koshel (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кошель, be, Антаніна Уладзіміраўна Кошаль; born 20 November 1954) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Sum ...
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Tamara Lazakovich Tamara Vasilyevna Lazakovich (russian: Тамара Васильевна Лазакович; 11 March 1954 – 1 November 1992) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Described as a "perky sparrow" with a "purity ...
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Elvira Saadi Elvira Fuadovna Saadi (born January 2, 1952) is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union who is now an elite gymnastics coach in Canada. As a member of the Soviet Union's women's gymnastics team, Saadi shared in the team gold medals at the ...
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Ludmilla Tourischeva Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukra ...
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— gold medal *: Maria Filatova, Svetlana Grozdova,
Nellie Kim Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermu ...
, Olga Korbut,
Elvira Saadi Elvira Fuadovna Saadi (born January 2, 1952) is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union who is now an elite gymnastics coach in Canada. As a member of the Soviet Union's women's gymnastics team, Saadi shared in the team gold medals at the ...
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Ludmilla Tourischeva Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukra ...
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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
— gold medal *: Yelena Davydova, Maria Filatova,
Nellie Kim Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermu ...
, Yelena Naimushina, Natalia Shaposhnikova,
Stella Zakharova Stella Zakharova (born 12 July 1963 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a retired gymnast who competed internationally for the former Soviet Union between 1977 and 1982. She was an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist in team competitions, and won in ...
*
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
— ''did not participate due to
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'' *
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— gold medal *:
Svetlana Baitova Svetlana Nikolayevna Baitova ( be, Святлана Мікалаеўна Баітава; russian: Светлана Николаевна Баитова; born 3 September 1972) is a retired Belarusian gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympi ...
, Svetlana Boginskaya, Natalia Lashchenova, Yelena Shevchenko,
Yelena Shushunova Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra ...
, Olga Strazheva *
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— gold medal – participated as the Unified Team *: Svetlana Boginskaya, Oksana Chusovitina,
Rozalia Galiyeva Rozaliya Ilfatovna Galiyeva (; born 28 April 1977), also known as Roza Galieva, is a retired artistic gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics. Personal life Galiyeva was born on 26 April 1977 ...
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Elena Grudneva Yelena Aleksandrovna Grudneva (russian: Елена Александровна Груднева; born 21 February 1974) is a retired Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a gold medal wi ...
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Tatiana Gutsu Tatiana Gutsu, rarely Tetiana Hutsu, ( uk, Тетяна Костянтинівна Ґуцу, ro, Tatiana Guțu; born 5 September 1976, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast from the Soviet Union and the winner of the ...
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Tatiana Lysenko Tatiana Felixivna Lysenko ( uk, Тетяна Фелiксiвна Лисенко; born June 23, 1975) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former gymnast, who had her senior competitive career from 1990 to 1994. Lysenko was a member of the Soviet Union team ...


World Championships

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— did not participate *
1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
— did not participate *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
— did not participate *
1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
— gold medal *:
Nina Bocharova Nina Antonovna Bocharova ( uk, Ніна Антонівна Бочарова, September 24, 1924 – August 31, 2020) was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was born in Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, ...
, Pelageya Danilova, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Larisa Diriy, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Galina Rud'ko, Galina Sarabidze *
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
— gold medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
,
Raisa Borisova Raisa may refer to *Raisa (given name) * Raisa (surname) * ''Raisa'' (album) by Raisa Andriana * ''Raisa'' (film), a 2015 Romanian short film *Raisa (singer) Raisa Andriana, better known by her mononym Raisa (born in Jakarta on 6 June 1990), is ...
, Lidiya Kalinina, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova *
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
— gold medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
, Lidiya Ivanova, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Irina Pervuschina *
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
— silver medal *:
Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (Полина Григорьевна Астахова, 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ast ...
, Zinaida Druzhinina,
Olga Karaseva Olga Karasyova, also known as Olga Kovalenko, (born 24 July 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Olga was coached by Igor Zhuravlev at CSKA Moscow. She is married to fellow gymnast Valery K ...
,
Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya (russian: Наталья Александровна Кучинская; alternative transliteration Natal'ja Alieksandrovna Kutchinskaja), also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya (Russian: Наташа Кучинска ...
, Larisa Latynina,
Larisa Petrik Larisa Leonidovna Petrik (russian: Лариса Леонидовна Петрик; born 28 August 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion. Petrik competed at the 1966 World Championships where she shared in the team silver medal (go ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
— gold medal *:
Lyubov Burda Lyubov Viktorovna Burda (russian: Любовь Викторовна Бурда; born 11 April 1953) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. Career In 1967 Burda placed 3rd in the all-around at the USSR Championships (also the USSR Spartakiade th ...
,
Olga Karaseva Olga Karasyova, also known as Olga Kovalenko, (born 24 July 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Olga was coached by Igor Zhuravlev at CSKA Moscow. She is married to fellow gymnast Valery K ...
,
Tamara Lazakovich Tamara Vasilyevna Lazakovich (russian: Тамара Васильевна Лазакович; 11 March 1954 – 1 November 1992) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Described as a "perky sparrow" with a "purity ...
,
Larisa Petrik Larisa Leonidovna Petrik (russian: Лариса Леонидовна Петрик; born 28 August 1949) is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion. Petrik competed at the 1966 World Championships where she shared in the team silver medal (go ...
,
Ludmilla Tourischeva Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukra ...
, Zinaida Voronina *
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
— gold medal *: Nina Dronova,
Nellie Kim Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermu ...
, Olga Korbut,
Elvira Saadi Elvira Fuadovna Saadi (born January 2, 1952) is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union who is now an elite gymnastics coach in Canada. As a member of the Soviet Union's women's gymnastics team, Saadi shared in the team gold medals at the ...
,
Rusudan Sikharulidze Rusudan Sikharulidze is a former 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 ...
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Ludmilla Tourischeva Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukra ...
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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
— gold medal *: Svetlana Agapova, Tatiana Arzhannikova, Maria Filatova,
Nellie Kim Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermu ...
, Elena Mukhina, Natalia Shaposhnikova *
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
— silver medal *: Maria Filatova,
Nellie Kim Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermu ...
,
Elena Naimushina Yelena Arkadyevna Naimushina (russian: Елена Аркадьевна Наимушина; 19 November 1964 – 14 March 2017) was a Soviet gymnast. Career She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal with the Soviet team. She ...
, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Natalia Tereschenko,
Stella Zakharova Stella Zakharova (born 12 July 1963 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a retired gymnast who competed internationally for the former Soviet Union between 1977 and 1982. She was an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist in team competitions, and won in ...
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
— gold medal *: Olga Bicherova, Elena Davydova, Maria Filatova,
Natalia Ilienko Natalia Ilienko (born 26 March 1967 in Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR ) is a Soviet gymnast. Her biggest accomplishment was becoming world floor champion in 1981. She was praised for her highly expressive and fluid performances. Ilienko competed at the 19 ...
, Elena Polevaya,
Stella Zakharova Stella Zakharova (born 12 July 1963 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a retired gymnast who competed internationally for the former Soviet Union between 1977 and 1982. She was an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist in team competitions, and won in ...
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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
— gold medal *: Olga Bicherova,
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Natalia Ilienko Natalia Ilienko (born 26 March 1967 in Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR ) is a Soviet gymnast. Her biggest accomplishment was becoming world floor champion in 1981. She was praised for her highly expressive and fluid performances. Ilienko competed at the 19 ...
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Olga Mostepanova Olga Vasilyevna Mostepanova (russian: Ольга Васильевна Мостепанова, born 3 January 1970) is a retired former Soviet gymnast. She won three gold medals at the World Championships. Personal life Mostepanova's birth year ...
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Albina Shishova Albina may refer to: Places * Albina, Suriname, a city in Suriname * Albina, Oregon, a city annexed by Portland, Oregon, US * Albina, Brăila, a village in Tichilești Commune, Brăila County, Romania * Albina, Timiș, a village in Moșnița Nou ...
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Natalia Yurchenko , nickname= , country= , formercountry= Russia , birth_date= , birth_place=Norilsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union , hometown=Russia , death_date= , death_place= , height=155 cm (5'1") , discipline=Artistic gymnastics , level=Senior Elite Gymnast , n ...
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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
— gold medal *:
Irina Baraksanova Irina Baraksanova (born July 4, 1969, in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet gymnast who competed at the international level during the 1980s. She began her gymnastics career under the tutelage of Valentina Borisova at the Spart ...
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Vera Kolesnikova Vera Kolesnikova (russian: Вера Колесникова; born 7 October 1968 in Perlevka) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 1985 World Championships. She was also the 1986 Goodwill Gam ...
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Olga Mostepanova Olga Vasilyevna Mostepanova (russian: Ольга Васильевна Мостепанова, born 3 January 1970) is a retired former Soviet gymnast. She won three gold medals at the World Championships. Personal life Mostepanova's birth year ...
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Oksana Omelianchik Oksana Omelianchik (russian: Оксана Александровна Омельянчик; uk, Окса́на Oлекса́ндрiвна Омелья́нчик, Oksana Oleksandrivna Omelianchyk; alternative transliterations: Oksana Omel'yantchi ...
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Yelena Shushunova Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra ...
,
Natalia Yurchenko , nickname= , country= , formercountry= Russia , birth_date= , birth_place=Norilsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union , hometown=Russia , death_date= , death_place= , height=155 cm (5'1") , discipline=Artistic gymnastics , level=Senior Elite Gymnast , n ...
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1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
— silver medal *:
Svetlana Baitova Svetlana Nikolayevna Baitova ( be, Святлана Мікалаеўна Баітава; russian: Светлана Николаевна Баитова; born 3 September 1972) is a retired Belarusian gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympi ...
, Svetlana Boginskaya, Elena Gurova,
Oksana Omelianchik Oksana Omelianchik (russian: Оксана Александровна Омельянчик; uk, Окса́на Oлекса́ндрiвна Омелья́нчик, Oksana Oleksandrivna Omelianchyk; alternative transliterations: Oksana Omel'yantchi ...
,
Yelena Shushunova Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra ...
, Tatiana Tuzhikova *
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— gold medal *:
Svetlana Baitova Svetlana Nikolayevna Baitova ( be, Святлана Мікалаеўна Баітава; russian: Светлана Николаевна Баитова; born 3 September 1972) is a retired Belarusian gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympi ...
, Svetlana Boginskaya, Olesia Dudnik, Natalia Laschenova,
Elena Sazonenkova Elena Sazonenkova (russian: Елена Сазоненкова; born 22 October 1973 in Riga) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team that won gold at the 1989 World Championships. Individually, she finished sixth in the ...
, Olga Strazheva *
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— gold medal *: Svetlana Boginskaya, Oksana Chusovitina,
Rozalia Galiyeva Rozaliya Ilfatovna Galiyeva (; born 28 April 1977), also known as Roza Galieva, is a retired artistic gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics. Personal life Galiyeva was born on 26 April 1977 ...
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Tatiana Gutsu Tatiana Gutsu, rarely Tetiana Hutsu, ( uk, Тетяна Костянтинівна Ґуцу, ro, Tatiana Guțu; born 5 September 1976, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast from the Soviet Union and the winner of the ...
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Natalia Kalinina Natalia Georgiyevna Kalinina (russian: Наталья Георгиевна Калинина , uk, Наталія Георгіївна Калініна; born 16 December 1973, in Kherson, Ukraine), is a former artistic gymnast that competed for t ...
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Tatiana Lysenko Tatiana Felixivna Lysenko ( uk, Тетяна Фелiксiвна Лисенко; born June 23, 1975) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former gymnast, who had her senior competitive career from 1990 to 1994. Lysenko was a member of the Soviet Union team ...


Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Soviet female artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined. This list does include medals won as the Unified Team at the Olympics and the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 but does not includes medals won under the flag of an
independent nation Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or Sovereign state, state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independ ...
after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
. Also not included are medals won at the
1984 Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 198 ...
(''alternative Olympics''). Additionally medals won in the Team Portable Apparatus at the
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or
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
Olympic Games are located under the ''Team'' column and are designated with an asterisk (*).


See also

* Russia women's national gymnastics team * List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for the Soviet Union


References

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