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Elena Sazonenkova

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Soviet artistic gymnast
Elena Sazonenkova
Born (1973-10-22) October 22, 1973 (age 51)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Latvia
Years on national team1986-1991
Former countries represented Soviet Union
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubProfsoyuz
Head coach(es)Yuri Korozev
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sheffield Team

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. Individually, she finished sixth in the beam finals with a 9.825. 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.

References

  1. "1989 World Championships Women's Team Results, by Gymnast USSR/ROM/CHN". Gymn Forum. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. "1989 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. "1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics". BBC On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. "Quite Possibly My Favorite Floor Routine". Between the Olympics. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

External links

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team Competition
1989:  Soviet Union (URS), Svetlana Baitova, Svetlana Boginskaya, Olesya Dudnik, Natalia Lashchenova, Elena Sazonenkova, Olga Strazheva
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