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Yelena Lvovna Shushunova: Alternative name(s) Elena Shushunova: Country represented Soviet Union: Born 23 May 1969 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union: Died: 16 August 2018 (aged 49) Saint Petersburg, Russia: Height: 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) Weight: 41 kg (90 lb) Discipline: Women's artistic gymnastics: Years on national team: 1981–88 : Club
- 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
- 41 kg (90 lb)
- 25 September 1988
- 1981–88 (URS)
The Soviet gymnast, who won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Games, passed away due to pneumonia complications. She was remembered by her former rival Daniela Silivas, who shared the World all-around title with her in 1985.
Aug 16, 2018 · Yelena Shushunova, the 1988 Olympic all-around champion, died Thursday at age 49, according to Russia’s gymnastics federation. Shushunova died of complications from pneumonia, a Russia gymnastics federation official said, according to TASS .
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Yelena Shushunova. Russia. By the 1988 Olympics, Shushunova hit full stride. She scored three perfect 10s in the optionals, and won the all-around gold. She also earned a silver on the balance beam, bronze on the uneven bars, and a team gold medal with her Soviet teammates. Yelena Shushunova - Class of 2004 Induction Speech. Watch on.
Aug 16, 2018 · Print. MOSCOW -- Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49. The Russian Gymnastics Federation said Shushunova...
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Biography. Yelena Shushunova and Lyudmila Turishcheva are the only two female gymnasts who have won the grand slam of all-around titles – Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup and European Championships. Shushunova took up gymnastics at the age of six and made the Soviet national team in 1984, just in time for the 1984 Olympics.
Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and one of ten women who medaled on every event at World Championships.
