Svetlana Boginskaya

Svetlana Boginskaya
Святлана Багінская
Personal information
Full nameSvetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya
Nickname(s)Belarusian Swan, Goddess of Gymnastics
Country represented Belarus
Former countries represented CIS ( Unified Team),  Soviet Union
Born (1973-02-09) February 9, 1973 (age 51)
Minsk, Belarusian SSR, USSR (now Belarus)
Height158.5 cm (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Tatiana Grosovivich
Former coach(es)Lyubov Miromanova
Retired1997
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 1
World Championships 5 3 1
European Championships 9 1 0
World Cup Final 1 1 1
Goodwill Games 2 1 1
American Cup 0 1 0
Total 21 8 4
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team


Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team


Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1991 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Indianapolis Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Indianapolis All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Balance Beam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brussels All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brussels Vault
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brussels Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens Vault
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens Floor Exercise
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1990 Brussels Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1990 Brussels All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Brussels Vault
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seattle Balance Beam
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Paris Vault
Representing  Belarus
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Nantes Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1996 Birmingham All-Around
American Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Fort Worth All-Around

Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya[a] (born February 9, 1973) is a former artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union and Belarus of Belarusian origin. She is a three-time Olympic champion, with an individual gold medal on vault from the 1988 Summer Olympics and team gold medals from the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
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