Elena Sazonenkova
Elena Sazonenkova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Former countries represented | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | October 22, 1973||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1986-1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Profsoyuz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Yuri Korozev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] Individually, she finished sixth in the beam finals with a 9.825.[2] She was the all-around champion at the 1991 Summer Universiade. Sazonenkova was not eligible for the 1992 Summer Olympics due to Latvia's decision to compete as an independent nation.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "1989 World Championships Women's Team Results, by Gymnast USSR/ROM/CHN". Gymn Forum. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "1989 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics". BBC On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Quite Possibly My Favorite Floor Routine". Between the Olympics. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Soviet female artistic gymnasts
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Sportspeople from Riga
- Universiade medalists in gymnastics
- Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union