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Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukrainian gymnast coach, all-round Olympic champion and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union.
Jun 18, 2018 · Soviet gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva was one of the greatest gymnasts of all time -- and competed in the era of Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci.
Ludmilla Tourischeva is a Soviet gymnast who was European champion (1971 and 1973), world champion (1970 and 1974), and an Olympic medal winner (1968–76). Tourischeva graduated from the Rostov Pedagogical Institute in 1974. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she won a gold medal as a team.
Apr 21, 2020 · Few athletes in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) ever won as many medals as Ludmilla Turischeva. But for a gymnast who found so much success, one of the best known aspects of her career is how her status as the top gymnast in the world came to an end.
Dec 11, 2011 · Ludmilla Tourischeva performs her optional balance beam routine in the team competition of the 1972 Olympic Games. She ties her teammates Olga Korbut and Tamara Lazakovich for the highest...
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.
Lyudmila Turishcheva of the Soviet Union ranks with Larisa Latynina as one of the two greatest Soviet female gymnasts ever. But Turishcheva never won the fans’ affections that were often reserved during her career for her teammates Olga Korbut and Nelli Kim.
Gold Medals Relived | 72 - A Gathering of Champions. US athletic comeback star Dave Wottle, Germany’s celebrated gymnast Karin Janz, acclaimed sprinter Valeriy Borzov, and nine-time Olympic medallist Ludmilla Tourischeva revisit their gold medal ...
Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a Russian former gymnast. She won nine Olympic medals for the Soviet Union.
Lyudmila Tourischeva was born on Oct. 17, 1952, in Grozny in the Soviet Union (now Russia). She began training in gymnastics at the age of 12, exhibiting early the intense focus and total dedication to her sport that led to her success. She joined the Soviet national team in 1967 and won the Soviet Union Gymnastics Cup the same year.
