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Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova (, born January 23, 1980) is a Russian
gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
, who competed in the
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in
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, and won a
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with her team. She was also in the running for the 2000 team, but was left out due to injury. A specialist on vaults, she posted the 1996 team's highest score on this apparatus. Her teammates in 1996 included
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.


Career

At the 1993 Junior European Championships, Dolgopolova finished thirteenth in the all-around and fifth on beam. At the 1995
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she finished sixth in the all-around. Dolgopolova competed at the 1995 World Championships. She finished fourth with her team. Dolgopolova was selected for the 1996 Russian Olympic Team. After the compulsories, Russia was in first place. However, they were knocked into second by the United States after optionals. At the
1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. I ...
Dolgopolova won a silver medal with her team. She also finished seventh on vault with a score of 9.331. She competed at the 1998 European Championships. During qualification she scored 8.643 on vault and 9.187 on floor. The Russian team finished second behind Romania. At the
1998 Goodwill Games The 1998 Goodwill Games was the fourth edition of the international sports competition the Goodwill Games, which were created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. The competition was held ...
she won a silver medal on vault.


Competitive history


See also

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List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896 with Russian female gymnasts having participated in every Olympic Games between Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996–Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020. They ...


References


External links

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List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dolgopolova, Elena 1980 births Living people Russian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Russia Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Goodwill Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games 21st-century Russian sportswomen