Svetlana Boginskaya

Svetlana Boginskaya
Святлана Багінская
Personal information
Full nameSvetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya
Nickname(s)Belarusian Swan, Goddess of Gymnastics
Born (1973-02-09) February 9, 1973
Minsk, Belarusian SSR, USSR (now Belarus)
Height158.5 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Belarus
Former countries represented CIS ( Unified Team),  Soviet Union
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
1988 SeoulTeam
1988 SeoulVault
1988 SeoulFloor Exercise
1988 SeoulAll-Around
World Championships
1989 StuttgartTeam
1989 StuttgartAll-Around
1989 StuttgartFloor Exercise
1991 IndianapolisTeam
1991 IndianapolisBalance Beam
1987 RotterdamTeam
1991 IndianapolisAll-Around
1987 RotterdamBalance Beam
European Championships
1989 BrusselsAll-Around
1989 BrusselsVault
1989 BrusselsFloor Exercise
1990 AthensAll-Around
1990 AthensVault
1990 AthensUneven Bars
1990 AthensBalance Beam
1990 AthensFloor Exercise
World Cup Final
1990 BrusselsFloor Exercise
1990 BrusselsAll-Around
1990 BrusselsVault
Goodwill Games
1990 SeattleTeam
1990 SeattleFloor Exercise
1990 SeattleAll-Around
1990 SeattleBalance Beam
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam
World Championships
1992 ParisVault
Representing  Belarus
European Championships
1992 NantesBalance Beam
1996 BirminghamAll-Around
American Cup
1996 Fort WorthAll-Around

Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya (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.