Elena Dolgopolova


Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova is a Russian gymnast, who competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and won a silver medal 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 Svetlana Khorkina, Rozalia Galiyeva, and Dina Kotchetkova.

Career

At the 1993 Junior European Championships, Dolgopolova finished thirteenth in the all-around and fifth on beam.
At the 1995 American Cup 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 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 she won a silver medal on vault.

Competitive history

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
1998European ChampionshipsSaint PetersburgTeam2112.720
1998European ChampionshipsSaint PetersburgVault578.643
1998European ChampionshipsSaint PetersburgFloor Exercise229.187
1997World ChampionshipsLausanneTeam2153.1971153.401
1997World ChampionshipsLausanneVault79.33159.687
1997World ChampionshipsLausanneUneven Bars209.262
1996Olympic GamesAtlantaTeam2388.404
1996Olympic GamesAtlantaVault1419.387
1996Olympic GamesAtlantaUneven Bars5418.874
1996Olympic GamesAtlantaFloor Exercise1419.425
1995World ChampionshipsSabaeTeam4384.689
1995World ChampionshipsSabaeVault3218.775
1995World ChampionshipsSabaeUneven Bars2319.187
1995World ChampionshipsSabaeFloor Exercise4818.874