Erika Schiller (gymnast)

Erika Schiller
Эрика Эдуардовна Шиллер
Full nameErika Eduardovna Schiller
Born(1960-07-09)9 July 1960
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
Head coach(es)Rosa Barinova
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1977 Basel Group All-Around

Erika Eduardovna Schiller (Russian: Эрика Эдуардовна Шиллер; born 9 July 1960) is a Soviet retired rhythmic gymnast. She represented the Soviet Union as part of the national group.

Biography

Schiller studied at Dushanbe secondary school No. 28 and the republican sport boarding school. She took up the sport in first grade, from the age of 10 she trained under the guidance of Rosa Barinova in the rhythmic gymnastics section of DSO "Tajikistan".[1][2]

She was the champion of the Tajik SSR. In 1976, she won bronze at the USSR Championship in free hands and in the All-Around at the USSR Cup.[1] These result earned her the title of Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class.[2] In 1977 she won the gold medal at the World Championships in Basel in group exercises as part of the USSR national team, with a score of 38,370 points.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sports.tj, Редакция (20 August 2020). "Обыкновенное чудо Эрики Шиллер". SPORTS.tj: Все новости спорта в Таджикистане, СНГ и в мире (in Russian). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Admin (5 November 2018). "Шиллер Эрика Эдуардовна - Спорт-страна.ру" (in Russian). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "8.World Championships in Basel, Switzerland (13.-16. October 1977)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  4. ^ "8. World Championships in Basel, Switzerland (13.-16. October 1977)". rsg.net. Retrieved 6 February 2026.