Soviet Union women's national artistic gymnastics team

The Soviet Union women's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse. They lead the medal tally for women's artistic gymnastics with 88 medals including 33 gold.[1] Larisa Latynina is also the most decorated female athlete at the Olympic games with a total of 18 medals.[2] Soviet dominance was unprecedented in scale and longevity and was likely the result of the country's heavy investment in mass and elite sports to fulfill its political agenda.[3]

Soviet Union
Continental unionEuropean Union of Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Appearances9
Medals Gold: 1952, 1956, 1960 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988
World Championships
Appearances14
Medals Gold: 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991
Silver: 1966, 1979, 1987

History

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The Soviet Union won the team gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics - the first Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in, and they won the team gold for the next seven games. The winning streak was interrupted by the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics, but they won gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics - the last Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in. The Unified Team won the team gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4] The Soviet Union won team gold at every World Championships that they competed in (1954–1991) except 1966, 1979, and 1987 where they won silver.

Team competition results

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Olympic Games

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World Championships

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Most decorated gymnasts

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This list includes all Soviet female artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined. This list does include medals won as the Unified Team at the Olympics and the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 but does not includes medals won under the flag of an independent nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Also not included are medals won at the 1984 Friendship Games (alternative Olympics).

Additionally medals won in the Team Portable Apparatus at the 1952 or 1956 Olympic Games are located under the Team column and are designated with an asterisk (*).

Rank Gymnast Years Team AA VT UB BB FX Olympic Total World Total Total
1 Larisa Latynina 1954–1966   1956
  1960
  1964
  1956*
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1956
  1960
  1964
  1958
  1962
  1956
  1964
  1960
  1958
  1962
  1956
  1960
  1964
  1958
  1962
  1964
  1960
  1958
  1962
  1956
  1960
  1964
  1962
  1958
18 14 32
2 Ludmilla Tourischeva 1968–1976   1968
  1972
  1976
  1970
  1974
  1972
  1976
  1970
  1974
  1976
  1972
  1974
  1970
  1970
  1974
  1974   1972
  1976
  1970
  1974
9 11 20
3 Nellie Kim 1974–1979   1976
  1980
  1974
  1978
  1979
  1976
  1979
  1978
  1976
  1978
  1979
  1979
  1974
  1976
  1980
  1978
  1979
6 11 17
4 Yelena Shushunova 1985–1988   1988
  1985
  1987
  1988
  1985
  1987
  1985
  1987
  1988
  1987
  1988
  1987
  1985
  1987
  1985
4 11 15
5 Svetlana Boginskaya 1987–1992   1988
  1992
  1989
  1991
  1987
  1988
  1989
  1991
  1988
  1992
  1991
  1987
  1988
  1989
5 9 14
6 Tamara Manina 1954–1964   1956
  1964
  1956*
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1958   1956
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1956
  1964
  1954 6 8 14
7 Polina Astakhova 1956–1964   1956
  1960
  1964
  1956*
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1960
  1964
  1960
  1964
  1958
  1960
  1964
10 4 14
8 Sofia Muratova 1954–1962   1956
  1960
  1956*
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1960
  1956
  1960
  1958
  1956   1960
  1958
8 5 13
9 Olga Korbut 1972–1976   1972
  1976
  1974
  1974   1974   1972
  1974
  1972
  1976
  1974
  1972
  1974
5 7 12
10 Natalia Kuchinskaya 1966–1968   1968
  1966
  1968
  1966
  1966   1966   1968
  1966
  1968
  1966
4 6 10
11 Zinaida Voronina 1966–1970   1968
  1970
  1966
  1968
  1970
  1968   1968
  1966
  1970
  1970 4 6 10
12 Maria Gorokhovskaya 1952–1954   1952
  1952*
  1954
  1952   1952   1952   1952   1952
  1954
7 2 9
13 Maria Filatova 1976–1981   1976
  1980
  1978
  1981
  1979
  1981   1980 3 4 7
14 Tatiana Gutsu 1991–1992   1992
  1991
  1992   1992
  1991
  1991   1992 4 3 7
15 Yelena Davydova 1980–1981   1980
  1981
  1980
  1981
  1981   1980   1981 3 4 7
16 Larisa Petrik 1966–1970   1968
  1970
  1966
  1968
  1966
  1970
  1968 3 4 7
Natalia Shaposhnikova 1978–1980   1980
  1978
  1979
  1978   1980   1980   1980 4 3 7
18 Lidiya Ivanova 1956–1962   1956
  1960
  1956*
  1958
  1962
  1958 3 3 6
19 Nina Bocharova 1952–1954   1952
  1952*
  1954
  1952   1952 4 1 5
Olga Mostepanova 1983–1985   1983
  1985
  1983   1983   1983 0 5 5
Elena Mukhina 1978   1978   1978   1978   1978   1978 0 5 5
Galina Shamrai 1952–1954   1952
  1952*
  1954
  1954   1954 2 3 5
23 Oksana Chusovitina 1991–1992   1992
  1991
  1991
  1992
  1991 1 4 5
24 Tatiana Lysenko 1991–1992   1992
  1991
  1992   1992   1992 3 2 5
25 Stella Zakharova 1979–1981   1980
  1981
  1979
  1979
  1981
1 4 5
26 Tamara Lazakovich 1970–1972   1972
  1970
  1972   1972   1972 4 1 5
27 Oksana Omelianchik 1985–1987   1985   1985   1987   1985 0 4 4
28 Lyubov Burda 1968–1970   1968
  1972
  1970
  1970 2 2 4
29 Olga Karasyova 1966–1970   1968
  1970
  1966
  1970 2 2 4
30 Galina Minaicheva 1952–1954   1952
  1952*
  1954
  1952 3 1 4
Irina Pervushina 1962   1962   1962   1962   1962 0 4 4
32 Olga Strazheva 1988–1989   1988
  1989
  1989   1989 1 3 4
Tamara Zamotaylova 1960–1964   1960
  1964
  1960   1960 4 0 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gymnastics". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Larysa Latynina". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The Role of Sports in the Soviet Union | Guided History".
  4. ^ "Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Medalists". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2015.