| Olesya Dudnik | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olesya Vitalyevna Dudnik | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 15, 1974 Zaporizhia, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Redondo Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Olesya [alternate spelling Olessia] Dudnik (Олеся Віталіївна Дудник; born August 15, 1974, in Zaporizhia, Ukraine) is a gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast who competed internationally for the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1990. She was the world champion on the vault in 1989 and is regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts ever on the balance beam. Her brief competitive career was ended by injuries.