Yelena Shushunova

Yelena Shushunova
Shushunova in 1987
Personal information
Full nameYelena Lvovna Shushunova
Alternative name(s)Elena Shushunova
Born(1969-05-23)23 May 1969
Died16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 49)
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
(1981–88 (URS))
ClubSKA St. Petersburg
MusicTwo Guitars – Russian Gypsy Music
Eponymous skillsfloor: straddle pike landing in planche; uneven bars: Swing forward with half turn – further half turn to counter straddle in flight over high bar
Retired25 September 1988
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
1988 Seoul All-around
1988 Seoul Balance beam
1988 Seoul Uneven bars
World Championships
1985 Montreal Team
1985 Montreal All-around
1985 Montreal Vault
1987 Rotterdam Vault
1987 Rotterdam Floor exercise
1985 Montreal Floor exercise
1987 Rotterdam Team
1987 Rotterdam All-around
1987 Rotterdam Balance beam
1985 Montreal Balance beam
1987 Rotterdam Uneven bars
World Cup Final
1986 Beijing All-around
1986 Beijing Vault
1986 Beijing Uneven bars
1986 Beijing Floor exercise
1986 Beijing Balance beam
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow Team
1986 Moscow Vault
1986 Moscow Uneven Bars
1986 Moscow Floor Exercise
1986 Moscow All-Around
1986 Moscow Balance Beam
European Championships
1985 Helsinki All-around
1985 Helsinki Vault
1985 Helsinki Uneven bars
1985 Helsinki Floor exercise
1987 Moscow Vault
1985 Helsinki Balance beam
1987 Moscow All-around
Friendship Games
1984 Olomouc Team
1984 Olomouc All-around

Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 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 eleven women who medaled on every event at World Championships. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as well as her explosive and dynamic tumbling and high consistency.