Alla Misnik (Ukrainian: Алла Місник, Russian: Алла Мисник; 27 August 1967 - 11 July 2006) was a Soviet artistic gymnast. At the age of fourteen,[2] she won three medals at the 1981 European Championships - silver on uneven bars and floor exercise, and bronze in the all-around.[3] She competed for the Soviet team from 1981 until 1983, but she never competed at a World Championships or an Olympic Games.[4] She died of a stroke at the age of 38.[5]
Alla Misnik | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1] | 27 August 1967|||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 July 2006 | (aged 38)|||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Trudoviye Reservi | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Valentin Shumovsky | |||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Svetlana Shumovskaya | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive history
editYear | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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1979 | USSR Cup | ||||||
1980 | Italian International | ||||||
USSR Championships | |||||||
1981 | Milan Grand Prix | 4 | |||||
European Championships | 8 | 5 | |||||
Moscow News | |||||||
Schoolchildren's Spartakiade | 4 | ||||||
Trudoviye Reservi Club Championships | |||||||
USSR Cup | |||||||
1982 | USA-USSR Dual Meet | 8 | |||||
USSR Championships | 13 | ||||||
USSR Cup | 10 | ||||||
1983 | Riga International | ||||||
Trudoviye Reservi Club Championships | |||||||
Ukrainian Spartikade | |||||||
USA-USSR Dual Meet | |||||||
USSR Cup | 10 | ||||||
USSR Spartikade | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Remembering Alla Misnik - a Soviet star of 1981". Rewriting Russian Gymnastic. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "E. German Gymnast European Champion". The New York Times. 4 May 1981. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Alla Misnik (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Born In 1967, How Did Their Careers Turned Out To Be?". Gymnastics Cool Facts. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Remembering The Gymnasts That Have Already Left Us". Gymnastics Cool Facts. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.