Yelena Miroshina

Yelena Miroshina

Personal information
Born	June 5, 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	December 18, 1995 Moscow, Russia
Medal record Women’s diving Olympic Games Representing the  Unified Team 1992 Barcelona 10 m platform World Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1991 Perth 10 m platform European Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1987 Strasbourg 10 m platform 1991 Athens 10 m platform

Yelena Miroshina (Russian: Елена Мирошина, June 5, 1974 - December 18, 1995) was a Russian diver, best known for twice winning the gold medal at the European Championships in the women's 10 m platform.[1] and winning Olympic silver in Barcelona where her powerful diving took her from 8th after 4 rounds of the final to 2nd.

Miroshina competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, and represented two countries: the Soviet Union (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 Seoul Games, with 14 years and 105 days.

On 18 December 1995, a 21-year-old Miroshina was found dead under the windows of her apartment in Moscow, where the cause of her death remains unknown.^[1]

See also[]

• List of divers

References[]

• sports-reference.com - Yelena Miroshina

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