Elena Dolgopolova

Elena Dolgopolova
Full nameElena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova
Alternative name(s)Yelena
Born (1980-01-23) 23 January 1980
Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Russia
ClubArmy Club
Head coach(es)T. Khoklova
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
1997 Lausanne Team
European Championships
1998 Saint Petersburg Team
Goodwill Games
1998 New York City Vault
Summer Universiade
1999 Palma de Mallorca Team
1999 Palma de Mallorca Vault

Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Долгополова, born 23 January 1980) is a Russian former artistic gymnast who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with the team. She also won team silver medals at the 1997 World Championships and at the 1998 European Championships. Individually, she is the 1998 Goodwill Games vault silver medalist and the 1999 Summer Universiade vault bronze medal.

Gymnastics career

Dolgopolova made her international debut at the 1993 Junior European Championships and finished 13th in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam.[1]

At the 1995 American Cup, she finished sixth in the all-around.[1] She competed at the 1995 World Championships with the Russian team that placed fourth. She did not advance into any individual finals.[2]

Dolgopolova was selected to represent Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After the compulsories, Russia was in first place. However, they were knocked into second place by the United States after the optionals.[3][4] Dolgopolova did not advance into any of the individual finals.[5]

At the 1997 World Championships, Dolgopolova won a silver medal in the team event. She also finished seventh on vault with a score of 9.331.[6] She competed at the 1998 European Championships, where the Russian team finished second behind Romania.[7] At the 1998 Goodwill Games, she won a silver medal on the vault behind Vanessa Atler with a score of 9.600.[8]

Dolgopolova won a team gold medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade,[9] and she won a bronze medal on the vault.[10] She was in the running for the 2000 Summer Olympics team, but she was left out due to injury.[11]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Elena Dolgopolova[1]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
1993
Junior European Championships 13 5
1995 American Cup 6
Russian Cup 6
World Championships 4
1996 Russian Championships 6
Olympic Games
1997 Russian Championships 6
Russian Cup 4
World Championships 7
1998 Russian Championships
European Championships
Goodwill Games
1999 Russian Championships 10
Russian Cup 5 7
Summer Universiade 10
2000 Russian Cup 4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elena Dolgopolova (RUS)". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "1995 World Championships Women's Team". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ Clarey, Christopher (July 24, 1996). "For the Magnificent Seven, It Hurts So Good". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Weinberg, Rick (July 19, 2004). "Kerri Strug fights off pain, helps U.S. win gold". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Yelena Dolgopolova". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. ^ "1997 World Championships Women's Results". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  7. ^ "1998 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Finals". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Atler Wins Goodwill Gold". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ^ "Gymnastics Universiade Women: Teams". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics Universiade Women: Vault". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Elena Dolgopolova". Gymbox. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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