Yelena Shushunova

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yelena Shushunova
Occupation	Olympic Athlete
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1969(1969-05-23)
Age	55
Date Of Death	August 16, 2018, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Birthplace	Saint Petersburg
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Gemini

Yelena Shushunova Biography

Yelena Shushunova is one of the most popular and richest Olympic Athlete who was born on May 23, 1969 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The following year Shushunova made her breakthrough by winning the all-around title at the European Championships. She also won three gold medals in the event finals on vault, floor exercise, and uneven bars (which she shared with East German Olympian Maxi Gnauck). At the World Championships she won five medals including the all-around title, which she shared with compatriot Oksana Omelianchik. She took first on vault, third on beam, and second on floor. In her floor exercise she tumbled a double layout, and side Arabian 1 and 3/4 salto, both rare skills for women at that time; in fact, women are no longer allowed to compete saltos which end in a roll. Here she displayed her signature skill, a straddle jump to prone support, a rare and innovative move for the 1980s.

Shushunova was born and grew up in Leningrad and began gymnastics when she was approximately six or seven years old. She began competing as a junior gymnast in 1981. In 1982, she won gold medals at the 1982 Moscow News (now known as Moscow Stars of the World) and the Junior European Championships. In 1983, she won the USSR Cup, which she won every year until 1988 with the exception of 1984.

Yelena Shushunova Net Worth

Yelena Shushunova is one of the richest Olympic Athlete from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yelena Shushunova 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова ; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 April 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra Čáslavská, Ludmilla Tourischeva and Lilia Podkopayeva) 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. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as well as for her explosive and dynamic tumbling and high consistency.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yelena Shushunova height 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) Yifat weight 41 kg (90 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yelena Shushunova Dating?

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In 1988, Shushunova competed at the Summer Olympics in Seoul. She scored three perfect scores of 10 in optional events and won the individual all-around and team event titles. She also won silver on balance beam and bronze on uneven bars.

Facts & Trivia

Yifat Ranked on the list of most popular Olympic Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Yelena Shushunova celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.

Shushunova died from complications of pneumonia on 16 August 2018. She was 49.

What happened Yelena Shushunova?

Yelena Shushunova, 49, passed away on Thursday in a Saint Petersburg hospital due to complications from pneumonia , according to Elena Mikhaylova, a representative of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation.

What is a Shushunova move?

SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION. FRONTAL SPLIT JUMP TO PUSH UP (SHUSHUNOVA) A Frontal Split Jump. Then the body inclines and prepares for landing.

What gymnast just died?

Kurt Thomas
Died| June 5, 2020 (aged 64) Texas, U.S.
Discipline| Men’s artistic gymnastics

What is a side Somi?

Known as. Side somi. Side/sideward somersault. About. The side somi was occasionally used on floor in the 2013-2016 code as a way of circumventing the requirement for a forward/sideward acrobatic element by just throwing this in the middle of nowhere instead of having to do real choreography.

Is Kurt Thomas alive?

June 5, 2020