Mariya Gorokhovskaya

Full name: Mariya Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya
Original name: Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская
Gender: Female
Born: October 17, 1921 in Evpatoriya, Krym, Ukraine
Died: July 7, 2001 in Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Affiliations: Stroityel Kharkov
Country: Soviet Union
Sport: Gymnastics

Medals: 2 Gold, 5 Silver (7 Total)

Biography

Mariya Gorokhovskaya’s Olympic fame rests on one Olympics, the 1952 Helsinki Games. As a member of the Soviet gymnastics team, she won seven medals, which remains the record for the most medals at one Olympic Games by a woman. That mark has been equaled by seven men, and bettered by two men – Aleksandr Dityatin and Michael Phelps, both with eight. In 1952, Gorokohovskaya won gold medals in the individual and team all-around, silver medals on all four apparatuses, and a silver medal in the team portable apparatus event. She never won an individual championship at the World Championships and her competitive career pre-dated the European Championships. Gorokhovskaya. Although it had never been public, Gorokhosvkaya was Jewish, and she emigrated to Israel in 1990.

Results

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Finish	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Floor Exercise	Soviet Union	URS	2	Silver
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Horse Vault	Soviet Union	URS	2	Silver
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Uneven Bars	Soviet Union	URS	2	Silver
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Balance Beam	Soviet Union	URS	2	Silver
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Individual All-Around	Soviet Union	URS	1	Gold
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Team All-Around	Soviet Union	URS	1	Gold
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Women's Team Portable Apparatus	Soviet Union	URS	2	Silver

Women's Floor Exercise

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	Final Standings		2	19.20	Silver

Women's Horse Vault

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	Final Standings		2	19.19	Silver

Women's Uneven Bars

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	Final Standings		2	19.26	Silver

Women's Balance Beam

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	Final Standings		2	19.13	Silver

Women's Individual All-Around

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	Final Standings		1	76.78	Gold

Women's Team All-Around

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	URS	Final Standings		1	76.78	Gold

Women's Team Portable Apparatus

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Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Finish	Points	Medal
1952 Summer	30	Helsinki	Gymnastics	Soviet Union	URS	Final Standings		2	73.00	Silver

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