Yelena Shushunova
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Yelena Shushunova was a Soviet artistic gymnast and 1988 Olympic all-around champion renowned for her power, difficulty, and innovation in women’s gymnastics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic champion
ⓘ
Soviet citizen ⓘ artistic gymnast ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| competedIn |
European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-08-16 ⓘ |
| discipline | women's artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| eponymousSkill |
Shushunova on floor exercise
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Shushunova on uneven bars ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampion |
all-around
ⓘ
floor exercise ⓘ vault ⓘ |
| familyName | Shushunova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Yelena Lvovna Shushunova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Yelena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Gymnastics Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| headCoach | Lyubov Mikhaylova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.50 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high difficulty routines
ⓘ
innovative skills ⓘ powerful gymnastics ⓘ |
| nativeName | Елена Львовна Шушунова NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival | Daniela Silivaș NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicBronzeMedal | 1988 balance beam ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedal |
1988 all-around
ⓘ
1988 floor exercise ⓘ 1988 team competition ⓘ |
| OlympicTeam | Soviet Union women's artistic gymnastics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Leningrad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
gymnastics judging
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sports administration ⓘ |
| retiredFromGymnastics | late 1980s ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampion |
1985 all-around
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1986 all-around ⓘ floor exercise ⓘ team competition ⓘ vault ⓘ |
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