Alla Misnik

Alla Misnik (Ukrainian: Алла Місник, Russian: Алла Мисник; 27 August 1967 - 11 July 2006) was a Soviet artistic gymnast. At the age of fourteen,[2] she won three medals at the 1981 European Championships - silver on uneven bars and floor exercise, and bronze in the all-around.[3] She competed for the Soviet team from 1981 until 1983, but she never competed at a World Championships or an Olympic Games.[4] She died of a stroke at the age of 38.[5]

Alla Misnik
Country represented Soviet Union
Born(1967-08-27)August 27, 1967
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
DiedJuly 11, 2006(2006-07-11) (aged 38)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubTrudoviye Reservi
Head coach(es)Valentin Shumovsky
Former coach(es)Svetlana Shumovskaya
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1981 MadridUneven Bars
Silver medal – second place1981 MadridFloor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place1981 MadridAll-Around

Competitive history
Year[6] Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
1979Junior USSR Cup (Candidate for Master of Sport)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1980ITA International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior USSR Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1981Milan Grand Prix4
Madrid European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)82nd place, silver medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)
Moscow News1st place, gold medalist(s)
Schoolchildren's Spartakiade2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Trudoviye Reservi Club Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
USSR Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1982USA-USSR Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)8
USSR Championships13
USSR Cup10
1983Riga International2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Trudoviye Reservi Club Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ukrainian Spartikade1st place, gold medalist(s)
USA-USSR Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
USSR Cup10
USSR Spartikade6

References
  1. "Remembering Alla Misnik - a Soviet star of 1981". Rewriting Russian Gymnastic. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "E. German Gymnast European Champion". The New York Times. 4 May 1981. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Alla Misnik (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "Born In 1967, How Did Their Careers Turned Out To Be?". Gymnastics Cool Facts. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. "Remembering The Gymnasts That Have Already Left Us". Gymnastics Cool Facts. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Gymn Forum: Alla Misnik Biography".


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