GYMNAST
Yelena Shushunova
1969 - 2018

Yelena Shushunova
Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra Čáslavská, Ludmilla Tourischeva and Lilia Podkopayeva) who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and one of eleven women who medaled on every event at World Championships. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as well as her explosive and dynamic tumbling and high consistency. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yelena Shushunova is the 74th most popular gymnast (up from 91st in 2019), the 1,897th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,103rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Gymnast.
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Among GYMNASTS
Among gymnasts, Yelena Shushunova ranks 74 out of 370. Before her are Guido Romano, Marie Kovářová, Hugo Jahnke, Paolo Salvi, Adolf Spinnler, and Haakon Sörvik. After her are Aleksanteri Saarvala, Georges Miez, Herman Glass, Hjalmar Cedercrona, Haruhiro Yamashita, and Georg Brustad.
Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuido Romano
1888 - 1916
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 68
Marie Kovářová
1927 - 2023
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 69
Hugo Jahnke
1886 - 1939
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 70
Paolo Salvi
1891 - 1945
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 71
Adolf Spinnler
1879 - 1951
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 72
Haakon Sörvik
1886 - 1970
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 73
Yelena Shushunova
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 74
Aleksanteri Saarvala
1913 - 1989
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 75
Georges Miez
1904 - 1999
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 76
Herman Glass
1880 - 1961
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 77
Hjalmar Cedercrona
1883 - 1969
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 78
Haruhiro Yamashita
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 79
Georg Brustad
1892 - 1956
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Yelena Shushunova ranks 248. Before her are Chandra Wilson, Teresa Ribera, Robert Maillet, Jay Kay, Jintara Poonlarp, and Silas Weir Mitchell. After her are Jimmy Morales, Angélica Rivera, Helmut Lotti, Andrea Elson, Christy Turlington, and Lexington Steele. Among people deceased in 2018, Yelena Shushunova ranks 365. Before her are Yurik Vardanyan, Lucho Gatica, Leo Falcam, Glenn Branca, Daša Drndić, and Theo-Ben Gurirab. After her are Arthur Barnard, Gennadi Gagulia, Albin Vidović, David Douglas Duncan, D. J. Fontana, and Kedarnath Singh.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsChandra Wilson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 242
Teresa Ribera
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 243
Robert Maillet
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 244
Jay Kay
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 245
Jintara Poonlarp
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 246
Silas Weir Mitchell
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 247
Yelena Shushunova
GYMNAST
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 248
Jimmy Morales
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 249
Angélica Rivera
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 250
Helmut Lotti
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 251
Andrea Elson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 252
Christy Turlington
MODEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 253
Lexington Steele
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 254
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsYurik Vardanyan
ATHLETE
1956 - 2018
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 359
Lucho Gatica
SINGER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 360
Leo Falcam
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 361
Glenn Branca
COMPOSER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 362
Daša Drndić
WRITER
1946 - 2018
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 363
Theo-Ben Gurirab
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 364
Yelena Shushunova
GYMNAST
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 365
Arthur Barnard
ATHLETE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 366
Gennadi Gagulia
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 367
Albin Vidović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 368
David Douglas Duncan
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 2018
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 369
D. J. Fontana
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 370
Kedarnath Singh
WRITER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 371
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yelena Shushunova ranks 1,897 out of 3,761. Before her are Yekaterina Gradova (1946), Lyubov Polishchuk (1949), Nikolay Latyshev (1913), Vladimir Voevodsky (1966), Irina Privalova (1968), and Waldemar Rosenberger (1848). After her are Zhanna Bichevskaya (1944), Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825), Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (1806), Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790), Aleksanteri Saarvala (1913), and Artur Beterbiev (1985).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsYekaterina Gradova
ACTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,891
Lyubov Polishchuk
ACTOR
1949 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,892
Nikolay Latyshev
REFEREE
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,893
Vladimir Voevodsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,894
Irina Privalova
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,895
Waldemar Rosenberger
LINGUIST
1848 - 1918
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,896
Yelena Shushunova
GYMNAST
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,897
Zhanna Bichevskaya
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,898
Aleksey Pleshcheyev
WRITER
1825 - 1893
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,899
Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1806 - 1854
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,900
Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1790 - 1860
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,901
Aleksanteri Saarvala
GYMNAST
1913 - 1989
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,902
Artur Beterbiev
BOXER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,903
Among GYMNASTS In Russia
Among gymnasts born in Russia, Yelena Shushunova ranks 6. Before her are Nikolai Andrianov (1952), Boris Shakhlin (1932), Veikko Huhtanen (1919), Mikhail Voronin (1945), and Valentin Muratov (1928). After her are Aleksanteri Saarvala (1913), Margarita Nikolaeva (1935), Larisa Petrik (1949), Yuri Titov (1935), Viktor Klimenko (1949), and Yelena Davydova (1961).
Nikolai Andrianov
1952 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 1
Boris Shakhlin
1932 - 2008
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2
Veikko Huhtanen
1919 - 1976
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 3
Mikhail Voronin
1945 - 2004
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4
Valentin Muratov
1928 - 2006
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 5
Yelena Shushunova
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 6
Aleksanteri Saarvala
1913 - 1989
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 7
Margarita Nikolaeva
1935 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Larisa Petrik
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
Yuri Titov
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 10
Viktor Klimenko
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 11
Yelena Davydova
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 12