Elena Zamolodchikova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovna and the family name is Zamolodchikova.

Elena Zamolodchikova
Zamolodchikova in 1998
Personal information
Full nameElena Mikhailovna Zamolodchikova
Alternative name(s)Yelena Zamolodchikova
Nickname(s)Zamo
Country represented Russia
Born (1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 42)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
HometownMoscow, Russia
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1996-2009 (RUS)
ClubDynamo Moscow
Former coach(es)Nadesha Maslennikova
Retired2009[2]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 1
World Championships 2 3 2
World Cup Final 2 2 1
European Championships 2 4 3
European Team Championships 1 0 0
Universiade 0 1 3
Total 9 11 10
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Vault
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tianjin Vault
Gold medal – first place 2002 Debrecen Vault
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Anaheim Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Tianjin All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Aarhus Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Vault
Gold medal – first place 2002 Stuttgart Vault
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2002 Stuttgart Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2006 São Paulo Vault
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brisbane Vault
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brisbane Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane All-around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Saint Petersburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Paris All-around
Silver medal – second place 2000 Paris Vault
Silver medal – second place 2004 Amsterdam Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Paris Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam All-around
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Riesa Team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Floor exercise

Elena Mikhailovna Zamolodchikova (Russian: Елена Михайловна Замолодчикова; born 19 September 1982)[3] is a Russian former artistic gymnast and four-time Olympic medallist. She is the 2000 Olympic champion on vault and floor exercise, and she is a two-time World champion on vault (1999, 2002). She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal with the Russian team. She is a two-time World Cup Final vault champion (2000, 2002) and a two-time European champion with the Russian team (2000, 2002). In 2015, she was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "Yelena Zamolodchikova". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Elena Zamolodchikova". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Замолодчикова Елена Михайловна" [Zamolodchikova Elena Mikhailovna]. Dynamo Sports Club (in Russian). Retrieved 12 January 2024.