Yelena Nikolaevna Miroshina (russian: Елена Николаевна Мирошина, 5 June 1974 – 18 December 1995) was a Russian diver, best known for twice winning the

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at the

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in the 10 m platform, and winning Olympic silver in 1992, where in the final she progressed from 8th place after 4 jumps to second. Miroshina competed in two consecutive

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, and represented two countries: the

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(1988) and the Unified Team (1992). She was affiliated with Spartak during her career. Miroshina was the youngest participant among the 89 (49 men and 40 women) competitors from 31 countries at the

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Games, with 14 years and 105 days. Miroshina retired from competitions in 1995. The same year she was found dead under the windows of her apartment in

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. She was pregnant at the time of her death. The cause of death remains unknown.Biography of Yelena Miroshina
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Soviet female divers Russian female divers Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Divers from Moscow 1974 births 1995 suicides 1995 deaths Suicides by jumping in Russia Olympic medalists in diving Olympic divers for the Unified Team Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving {{Russia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub

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