Grosheva, Yelena (1979–)
Grosheva, Yelena (1979–)
Russian gymnast. Name variations: Elena Grosheva. Born April 12, 1979, in Yaroslavl, Russia.
Placed 3rd at Goodwill Games (1994) and 2nd at Russian Cup (1996), both in allaround; at Atlanta Olympics, won a silver medal in team all-around (1996); placed 1st in all-around at Moscow Stars and won a team silver in all-around at World championships (1997).
See also Soviet film Are You Going to the Ball? (1987).
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