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Ludmilla Tourischeva
She won the Olympic gold medal in the all-around in Munich in 1972, after capturing the all-around title at the 1970 World Championships and the 1971 European Championships.
A 9-time Olympic Medalist and 4-time World Champion, Tourischeva was known for her classic elegance and style.
LUDMILLA TOURISCHEVA, 9-time Olympic Medalist and 4-time World Champion, was known for her classic elegance and style. She competed on three consecutive Olympic teams for the Soviet Union: Mexico City in 1968, Munich in 1972 and Montreal in 1976. She won the Olympic gold medal in the all-around in Munich in 1972, after capturing the all-around title at the 1970 World Championships and the 1971 European Championships. She then went on to win the 1973 European all-around title and the 1974 World Championships title, dominating world gymnastics for that four year span.
1968 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- Team
- Silver Medalist:
- Horizontal Bar
- Bronze Medalist:
- All-Around
- Vault
1969 European Championships
- Bronze Medalist:
- All-Around
- Uneven Bars
- Floor Exercise
1970 European Championships Gold Medalist & European Champion:
- Gold Medalist & European Champion:
- All-Around
- Floor Exercise
- Team
- Silver Medalist:
- Uneven Bars
- Bronze Medalist:
- Vault
1971 European Championships
- Gold Medalist & World Champion:
- All-Around
- Floor Exercise
- Vault
- Silver Medalist :
- Uneven Bars
- Beam
1972 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- All-Around
- Team
- Silver Medalist:
- Floor Exercise
- Bronze Medalist:
- Vault
1973 European Championships
- Gold Medalist & European Champion:
- All-Around
- Vault
- Uneven Bars
- Beam
- Floor Exercise
- Team
1974 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Gold Medalist & World Champion:
- All-Around
- Team
- Floor Exercise
- Beam
- Silver Medalist:
- Vault
- Bronze Medalist:
- Uneven Bars
1975 European Championships
- Bronze Medalist:
- Floor Exercise
1975 World Cup
- Gold Medalist & World Cup Champion:
- All-Around
- Vault
- Uneven Bars
- Beam
- Floor Exercise
1975 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- Team
- Floor Exercise:
- Vault
- Bronze Medalist:
- All-Around
1998 Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame