| Elena Dolgopolova | |
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 Dolgopolova at the 1996 Olympic Games | |
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Full name |
Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova |
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Country represented |
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Born |
January 23 1980 |
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Coach(es) |
T. Khoklova |
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Current status |
Retired |
Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Долгополова, born January 23, 1980 in Volzhsky, Russian SSR) is a Russian gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympics as well as at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. Her best event was vault.
Career[]
Dolgopolova's international debut came at the 1993 Junior European Championships; here she placed 13th in the all-around and 5th on the uneven bars. Dolgopolova turned senior elite in 1995. At the beginning of the year she competed at the American Cup in Seattle, Washington. Dolgopolova placed 6th in the all-around. Later that year Dolgopolova made the Russian World Championship team. In Sabae the Russian team just missed the podium at the team finals placing 4th, .016 behind the American team. Dolgopolova did not advance to any individual finals. In 1996 Dolgopolova made the Russian Olympic team. In Atlanta, Dolgopolova helped the Russian team to a silver medal finish in the team finals behind the American team. Again she did not qualify to any individual finals. In 1997 Dolgopolova made her second World team. In Lausanne Dolgopolova helped the Russian team to another silver medal in the team final, this time behind the Romanians. Individually, Dolgopolova qualified to the vault final but did not medal. In 1998 Dolgopolova competed at the Goodwill Games where she won a silver medal on vault. Her last major international competition was the 1999 Summer Universiade where she won a silver medal on vault and a team gold medal.
Following her retirement, she became a coach. She currently coaches at TSG Backnang in Germany.
Medal Count[]
| Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 1993 | Junior European Championships | 13 | 5 | ||||
| 1995 | McDonald's American Cup | 6 | |||||
| Sabae World Championships | 4 | ||||||
| 1996 | Russian Championships | 3rd | |||||
| Atlanta Olympic Games | 2nd | ||||||
| 1997 | Russian Cup | 4 | |||||
| Lausanne World Championships | 2nd | 7 | |||||
| 1998 | New York Goodwill Games | 2nd | |||||
| 1999 | Palma de Mallorca Summer Universiade | 1st | 10 | 3rd | |||
| 2000 | Russian Cup | 4 |
Floor Music[]
1995 - "Jalouise" by Vaclav Hybs Se Svym Orchestrem
1996 - "Daydream"
1997 - "Tico Tico" by Zequinha Abreu