GYMNAST
Maria Gorokhovskaya
1921 - 2001
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Russian: Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская, Ukrainian: Марія Кіндратівна Гороховська; 17 October 1921 – 22 July 2001) was a Soviet gymnast of Jewish descent. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she was the first woman to win seven medals at one Olympics. That is the highest number of medals won by a woman in a single Olympics, which is an achievement shared by only one other female athlete, the Australian swimmer Emma McKeon, who achieved that at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021. Competing for Budivelnyk Kharkov, Gorokhovskaya won her first USSR title on the balance beam in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Gorokhovskaya is the 38th most popular gymnast (down from 33rd in 2019). (up from 3,404th in 2019)
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Among GYMNASTS
Among gymnasts, Maria Gorokhovskaya ranks 38 out of 370. Before her are Giorgio Zampori, Lucien Démanet, Gustave Sandras, Carl Holmberg, Alberto Braglia, and Carl Albert Andersen. After her are Axel Ljung, István Pelle, Margit Korondi, Veikko Huhtanen, Yukio Endo, and Charles Champaud.
Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia
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Giorgio Zampori
1887 - 1965
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 32
Lucien Démanet
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 33
Gustave Sandras
1872 - 1951
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 34
Carl Holmberg
1884 - 1909
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 35
Alberto Braglia
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 36
Carl Albert Andersen
1876 - 1951
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 37
Maria Gorokhovskaya
1921 - 2001
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 38
Axel Ljung
1884 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 39
István Pelle
1907 - 1986
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 40
Margit Korondi
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 41
Veikko Huhtanen
1919 - 1976
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 42
Yukio Endo
1937 - 2009
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 43
Charles Champaud
1865 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Maria Gorokhovskaya ranks 248. Before her are Alenush Terian, Saul Zaentz, Giuseppe Delfino, Frédéric Dard, Judy Holliday, and Hossein Wahid Khorasani. After her are Jack Clayton, Kurt Adolff, Adolf Wiklund, Edvard Mirzoyan, Cuthbert Sebastian, and Alfréd Rényi. Among people deceased in 2001, Maria Gorokhovskaya ranks 180. Before her are Budd Boetticher, Enrique Mateos, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Eileen Heckart, Mario Perazzolo, and Vladimir Semichastny. After her are Ernst Baier, Jan Kott, József Csermák, Ardito Desio, Donella Meadows, and Grigory Chukhray.
Others Born in 1921
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Alenush Terian
ASTRONOMER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 242
Saul Zaentz
PRODUCER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 243
Giuseppe Delfino
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1999
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 244
Frédéric Dard
WRITER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 245
Judy Holliday
ACTOR
1921 - 1965
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 246
Hossein Wahid Khorasani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 247
Maria Gorokhovskaya
GYMNAST
1921 - 2001
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 248
Jack Clayton
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 249
Kurt Adolff
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 250
Adolf Wiklund
ATHLETE
1921 - 1970
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 251
Edvard Mirzoyan
COMPOSER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 252
Cuthbert Sebastian
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 253
Alfréd Rényi
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 1970
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 254
Others Deceased in 2001
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Budd Boetticher
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2001
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 174
Enrique Mateos
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2001
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 175
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 176
Eileen Heckart
ACTOR
1919 - 2001
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 177
Mario Perazzolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2001
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 178
Vladimir Semichastny
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 179
Maria Gorokhovskaya
GYMNAST
1921 - 2001
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 180
Ernst Baier
SKATER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 181
Jan Kott
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 182
József Csermák
ATHLETE
1932 - 2001
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 183
Ardito Desio
MOUNTAINEER
1897 - 2001
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 184
Donella Meadows
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 185
Grigory Chukhray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2001
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 186
