Lyudmila Yegorova

Lyudmila Borisovna Yegorova (Russian: Людмила Борисовна Егорова; 24 February 1931 – 21 May 2009) was a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, finishing within top 10 in all artistic gymnastics events, except for uneven bars. She won a team all-around gold medal and a bronze medal in the now-defunct team portable apparatus exercise.

Lyudmila Yegorova
Personal information
Born24 February 1931
Lomonosov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 May 2009 (aged 78)
Kaliningrad, Russia
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSKA Leningrad
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneTeam allround
1956 MelbourneTeam portable apparatus

She won four national titles in acrobatics in 1950–1953, and was a runner up in the vault and all-around in 1955 and 1956. She later graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg and worked as a gymnastics coach. At the time of her death she headed the Kaliningrad branch of Russian Athletes' Union.[1][2]

References
  1. Lyudmila Yegorova. sports-reference.com
  2. Егорова Людмила Борисовна, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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