List of women artistic gymnasts explained

Women artistic gymnasts are women who participate in the sport of gymnastics, specifically artistic gymnastics.[1] Women first competed in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in 1928.[2] This list is of those who are considered to be notable in women's artistic gymnastics. See gymnasium (ancient Greece) for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.

A

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Brisa Carraro8 May 2005
Martina Dominici3 January 2002
Abigail Magistrati29 December 2003
Mia Mainardi17 April 2008
Ailen Valente26 March 1996
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Georgia Bonora19 May 1990
Ashleigh Brennan18 January 1991
Georgia-Rose Brown22 January 1995
Georgia Godwin28 October 1997
Daria Joura2 May 1990
Emily Little29 March 1994
Lauren Mitchell23 July 1991
Emma Nedov11 March 1996
Monette Russo4 August 1988
Kate Sayer8 March 2003
Lisa Skinner17 February 1981
Allana Slater3 April 1984
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Marina Nekrasova19 April 1995
Yulia Inshina15 April 1995
Anna Pavlova6 September 1987

B

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Anastasiya Alistratava16 October 2003
Svetlana Boguinskaya[3] 19 February 1973
Nellie Kim[4] 29 July 1957
Olga Korbut16 May 1955
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Nina Derwael26 March 2000
Lisa Vaelen10 August 2004
Jutta Verkest11 October 2005
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Rebeca Andrade8 May 1999
Jade Barbosa1 July 1991
Thaís Fidélis23 July 2001
Daniele Hypólito8 September 1984
Lorrane Oliveira13 April 1998
Daiane dos Santos10 February 1983
Flávia Saraiva30 September 1999
Júlia Soares23 August 2005

C

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Zoé Allaire-Bourgie27 September 2004
Ellie Black9 August 1995
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs12 September 1989
Brooklyn Moors23 February 2001
Victoria Moors5 November 1996
Shallon Olsen10 July 2000
Isabela Onyshko23 June 1998
Ana Padurariu1 August 2002
Kate Richardson27 June 1984
Elfi Schlegel17 May 1964
Emma Spence27 February 2003
Ava Stewart30 September 2005
Rose-Kaying Woo12 January 2000
Victoria-Kayen Woo15 October 1997
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Yesenia Ferrera16 October 1998
Marcia Vidiaux21 July 1999
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Eva Bosáková12 December 1912[5]
18 December 1931[6]
Věra Čáslavská3 May 1942
Vlasta Děkanová5 September 1909
Jana Komrsková6 May 1983
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Chen Yile5 January 2002
Cheng Fei29 May 1988
Deng Linlin21 April 1992
Fan Ye22 October 1986
Fan Yilin11 November 1999
Guan Chenchen25 September 2004
He Kexin1 January 1992
He Ning13 November 1990
Jiang Yuyuan1 November 1991
Kui Yuanyuan23 June 1981
Li Li26 February 1975
Li Shanshan31 August 1996
Li Shijia7 October 2003
Li Ya13 June 1988
Liu Jinru13 October 2000
Liu Tingting6 September 2000
Liu Xuan12 March 1979
Lu Li1976
Luo Huan6 March 2000
Ma Yanhong1964
Mo Huilan11 July 1979
Ou Yushan13 January 2004
Qi Qi28 September 2003
Shang Chunsong18 March 1996
Sang Lan1981
Sui Lu1 April 1992
Tang Xijing3 January 2003
Wang Yan30 October 1999
Wei Xiaoyuan25 August 2004
Xiao Sha15 June 1992
Yang Yilin26 August 1991
Yao Jinnan8 February 1995
Zhang Nan30 April 1986
Zhou Zhuoru14 September 1988

E

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Jana Abdelsalam3 January 2006
Jana Aboelhasan29 September 2005
Sherine El-Zeiny23 February 1991
Farah Hussein7 October 2001
Zeina Ibrahim20 June 2003
Jana Mahmoud17 August 2004
Mandy Mohamed23 February 2000
Nancy Taman15 November 1994

F

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Marine Boyer22 March 2000
Lorette Charpy3 December 2001
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos5 March 2000
Coline Devillard9 October 2000
Aline Friess5 July 2003
Ludivine Furnon4 October 1980
Émilie Le Pennec31 December 1987
Morgane Osyssek15 December 2002
Claire Pontlevoy17 November 2003
Elvire Teza23 March 1981
Ming van Eijken3 April 2008

G

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Tabea Alt18 March 2000
Daria Bijak12 November 1985
Anja Brinker18 January 1991
Kim Bui20 January 1989
Karin Büttner-Janz17 February 1952
Oksana Chusovitina[7] 19 June 1975
Maxi Gnauck10 October 1964
Leah Grießer11 September 1998
Dagmar Kersten28 October 1970
Helen Kevric21 March 2008
Steffi Kräker21 April 1960
Emelie Petz23 March 2003
Pauline Schäfer4 January 1997
Sophie Scheder7 January 1997
Elisabeth Seitz4 November 1993
Pauline Tratz14 June 1999
Sarah Voss21 October 1999
Lisa Zimmermann13 February 2003
Erika Zuchold13 March 1947
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Ondine Achampong10 February 2004
Sophie Brundish17 May 1993
Imogen Cairns26 January 1989
Becky Downie24 January 1992
Ellie Downie20 July 1999
Claudia Fragapane24 October 1997
Jennifer Gadirova3 October 2004
Jessica Gadirova3 October 2004
Ruby Harrold4 June 1996
Marissa King20 April 1991
Alice Kinsella13 March 2001
Lisa Mason1982
Maisie Methuen22 June 2001
Amelie Morgan31 May 2003
Annika Reeder1979
Joanna Sime1962
Kelly Simm23 April 1995
Lucy Stanhope19 September 2001
Amy Tinkler27 October 1999
Beth Tweddle1 April 1985
Hannah Whelan1 July 1992
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Stefani Bismpikou27 June 1988
Vasiliki Millousi4 May 1984

H

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Csenge Bácskay4 April 2003
Bettina Lili Czifra20 April 2007
Ágnes Keleti9 June 1921
Margit Korondi24 June 1932
Zsófia Kovács6 April 2000
Gréta Mayer26 September 2006
Henrietta Ónodi22 May 1974
Zója Székely5 May 2003
Nikolett Szilágyi25 September 2005
Hanna Szujó14 February 2004

I

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Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir1 December 2000
Irina Sazonova2 September 1991
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Dipa Karmakar9 August 1993
Pranati Nayak6 April 1995
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Megan Ryan3 April 2002
Emma Slevin2 May 2003
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Valeria Maksyuta27 September 1987
Ofir Netzer13 May 1996
Lihie Raz14 September 2003
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Angela Andreoli6 June 2006
Desiree Carofiglio11 March 2000
Alice D'Amato7 February 2003
Asia D'Amato7 February 2003
Manila Esposito2 November 2006
Erika Fasana17 February 1996
Carlotta Ferlito15 February 1995
Vanessa Ferrari10 November 1990
Caterina Gaddi10 July 2008
Elisa Iorio23 March 2003
Martina Maggio26 July 2001
July Marano23 September 2008
Lara Mori26 July 1998
Giulia Perotti29 August 2009
Giorgia Villa23 February 2003

J

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Danusia Francis13 May 1994
Toni-Ann Williams20 November 1995
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Urara Ashikawa8 March 2003
Hitomi Hatakeda1 September 2000
Sae Miyakawa10 September 1999
Shoko Miyata24 September 2004
Mai Murakami5 August 1996
Aiko Sugihara19 September 1999
Asuka Teramoto19 November 1995
Hazuki Watanabe7 August 2004

M

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Natalia Escalera3 July 2002
Elsa García8 February 1990
Denisse López18 December 1976
Brenda Magaña27 July 1977
Alexa Moreno8 August 1994
Laura del Carmen Moreno16 November 1978
Ahtziri Sandoval5 October 1996

N

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Eythora Thorsdottir10 August 1998
Céline van Gerner1 December 1994
Laura van Leeuwen22 April 1986
Vera van Pol17 December 1993
Sanna Veerman29 January 2002
Naomi Visser24 August 2001
Tisha Volleman26 October 1999
Lieke Wevers17 September 1991
Sanne Wevers17 September 1991
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Kim Gwang-sukcirca 1976/8
Hong Su-jong9 March 1986
Hong Un-jong9 March 1989

P

Hillary Heron29 January 2004
Karla Navas12 September 2004
Aleah Finnegan4 January 2003
Emma MalabuyoNovember 5, 2002
Levi RuivivarMay 3, 2006
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Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska18 February 1992
Helena Rakoczy3 December 1921 – 2 September 2014
Marta Pihan-Kulesza23 July 1987

R

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Lavinia Agache11 February 1966
Simona Amânar7 October 1979
Oana Ban11 January 1986
Cristina Bontaș5 December 1973
Diana Bulimar22 August 1995
Diana Chelaru15 August 1993
Nadia Comăneci12 November 1961
Laura Cutina1968
Aurelia Dobre16 November 1972
Antonia Duta8 October 2004
Emilia Eberle4 March 1964
Alexandra Eremia19 February 1987
Gina Gogean9 November 1977
Denisa Golgotă8 March 2002
Anca Grigoraș8 November 1957
Larisa Iordache19 June 1996
Sandra Izbașa18 June 1990
Lavinia Miloșovici21 October 1976
Steliana Nistor15 September 1989
Maria Olaru4 June 1982
Cătălina Ponor20 August 1987
Celestina Popa1970
Ana Porgras18 December 1993
Claudia Presăcan1979
Andreea Răducan30 September 1983
Monica Roşu11 May 1987
Silviana Sfiringu1 September 2004
Daniela Silivaș9 May 1970
Daniela Sofronie12 February 1988
Ioana Stănciulescu18 February 2004
Silvia Stroescu8 May 1985
Ecaterina Szabo22 January 1967
Corina Ungureanu29 August 1980
Teodora Ungureanu13 November 1960
Camelia Voinea27 January 1930[8]
1 March 1970[9]
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Ksenia Afanasyeva13 September 1991
Anastasia Agafonova4 August 2003
Lilia Akhaimova17 March 1997
Irina Alexeeva20 April 2002
Elena Dolgopolova23 January 1980
Anna Dementyeva28 December 1994
Elena Eremina29 July 2001
Ludmila Ezhova4 March 1982
Rozalia Galiyeva[10] 28 April 1977
Elena Gerasimova21 June 2004
Anastasia Grishina16 January 1996
Anastasia Ilyankova26 May 2001
Natalia Kapitonova31 May 2000
Maria Kharenkova29 October 1998
Svetlana Khorkina19 January 1979
Ksenia Klimenko1 November 2003
Anastasiya Kolesnikova6 March 1984
Viktoria Komova30 January 1995
Dina Kochetkova27 July 1977
Ekaterina Kramarenko22 April 1991
Natalia Kuchinskaya[11] 12 March 1949[12]
Viktoria Listunova12 May 2005
Yekaterina Lobaznyuk10 July 1983
Yulia Lozhechko14 December 1989
Angelina Melnikova18 July 2000
Sofia Muratova[13] 13 July 1929 – 25 September 2006
Aliya Mustafina30 September 1994
Tatiana Nabieva21 November 1994
Maria Paseka18 July 1995
Anna Pavlova6 September 1987
Uliana Perebinosova4 May 2001
Yelena Produnova15 February 1980
Ksenia Semenova20 October 1992
Natalia Shaposhnikova[14] 24 June 1961[15]
Aleksandra Shchekoldina11 July 2002
Angelina Simakova26 August 2002
Daria Spiridonova8 July 1998
Seda Tutkhalyan15 July 1999
Vladislava Urazova14 August 2004
Yana Vorona28 December 2004
Elena Zamolodchikova19 September 1982

S

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Teja Belak22 April 1994
Lucija Hribar15 October 2001
Tjaša Kysselef27 April 1993
Adela Šajn14 April 1990
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Kirsten Beckett5 March 1996
Naveen Daries29 October 2001
Caitlin Rooskrantz5 November 2001
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Jo Hyun-joo13 December 1992
Lee Yun-seo5 March 2003
Yeo Seo-jeong20 February 2002
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Polina Astakhova30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005
Olga Bicherova1966 or 1967
Nina Bocharova24 September 1924
Svetlana Boginskaya19 February 1973
19 June 1975
Olesya Dudnik15 August 1974
Maria Filatova1961
Rozalia Galiyeva28 April 1977
Maria Gorokhovskaya17 October 1921 – 22 July 2001
Svetlana Grozdova1959
Tatiana Gutsu5 September 1976
Natalia Ilienko1967
Nellie Kim29 July 1957
Natalia Kuchinskaya12 March 1949
Larisa Latynina27 December 1934
Tamara Lazakovich1954-1992
Tatiana Lysenko23 June 1975
Tamara Manina1934
Olga Mostepanova1970
Elena Mukhina1 June 1960 – 2006
Sofia Muratova13 July 1929 – 25 September 2006
Oksana Omelianchik31 December 1969
2 January 1970
Galina Shamrai1931
Natalia Shaposhnikova24 June 1961
Yelena Shushunova1969
Ludmilla Tourischeva7 October 1952
Zinaida Voronina1947-2001
Natalia Yurchenko26 January 1955
Stella Zakharova12 July 1963
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Laura Casabuena26 December 2005
Elena Gómez14 November 1985
Patricia Moreno7 January 1988
Ana Maria Izurieta13 January 1993
Ana Pérez14 December 1997
Alba Petisco1 February 2003
Roxana Popa2 June 1997
Cintia Rodriguez16 November 1994
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Jonna Adlerteg6 June 1995
Jessica Castles16 July 2002
Tonya Paulsson28 August 2003
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Ilaria Käslin8 December 1997
Giulia Steingruber24 March 1994

U

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Polina Astakhova[16] 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005[17]
Anastasia Bachynska4 August 2003
Daniela Batrona5 September 2006
Nina Bocharova[18] 24 September 1924[19]
Olesya Dudnik[20] 15 August 1974[21]
Maria Gorokhovskaya[22] 17 October 1921 – 22 July 2001
Tatiana Gutsu[23] 5 September 1976
Viktoria Karpenko15 March 1981
Anna Lashchevska20 November 2007
Larisa Latynina[24] 27 December 1934
Anastasia Motak12 November 2004
Lilia Podkopayeva15 August 1978
Oksana Omelianchik[25] 31 December 1969
2 January 1970[26]
Ludmilla Tourischeva[27] 7 October 1952
Diana Varinska22 March 2001
Irina Yarotska29 October 1985
Stella Zakharova[28] 12 July 1963[29]
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Ciena Alipio7 March 2004
Sydney Barros21 February 2005
Alyssa Baumann17 May 1998
Mohini Bhardwaj29 September 1978
Jana Bieger12 November 1989
Simone Biles14 March 1997
Skye Blakely4 February 2005
Amanda Borden10 May 1977
Jordan Bowers5 April 2003
Rebecca Bross11 July 1993
Jade Carey27 May 2000
Jordan Chiles15 April 2001
Amy Chow15 May 1978
Dominique Dawes20 November 1976
Nia Dennis23 February 1999
Kayla DiCello25 January 2004
Gabby Douglas31 December 1995
Brenna Dowell4 March 1996
Kara Eaker7 November 2002
Aleah Finnegan[30] 4 January 2003
Sarah Finnegan14 November 1996
Norah Flatley10 March 2000
Margzetta Frazier25 February 2000
Olivia Greaves5 May 2004
Annia Hatch14 June 1978
Katie Heenan26 November 1985
Laurie Hernandez9 June 2000
Ivana Hong11 December 1992
Terin Humphrey14 August 1986
Amelia Hundley21 January 1998
Morgan Hurd18 July 2001
Shawn Johnson19 January 1992
Shilese Jones26 July 2002
Natasha Kelley1 January 1990
Bailie Key16 March 1999
Madison Kocian15 June 1997
Courtney Kupets28 July 1986
Mattie Larson20 May 1992
Sunisa Lee9 March 2003
Lilly Lippeatt28 August 2004
Nastia Liukin30 October 1989
Ashton Locklear13 January 1998
Emma Malabuyo[31] 5 November 2002
Kristen Maloney10 March 1981
McKayla Maroney9 December 1995
Grace McCallum30 October 2002
Konnor McClain1 February 2005
Courtney McCool1 April 1988
Riley McCusker9 July 2001
Chellsie Memmel23 June 1988
Ashley Miles3 March 1985
Shannon Miller10 March 1977
Phoebe Mills2 November 1972
Dominique Moceanu30 September 1981
Maggie Nichols12 September 1997
Maile O'Keefe26 February 2002
Carly Patterson4 February 1988
Samantha Peszek14 December 1991
Jaycie Phelps26 September 1979
Elizabeth Price28 May 1996
Ashley Priess8 March 1990Ashley Priess
Aly Raisman25 May 1994
Mary Lou Retton24 January 1968
Kyla Ross24 October 1996
Alicia Sacramone3 December 1987
Alyona Shchennikova12 May 2001
MyKayla Skinner9 December 1996
Bridget Sloan23 June 1992
Ragan Smith8 August 2000
Kerri Strug19 November 1977
Trinity Thomas7 April 2001
Faith Torrez9 December 2003
Kristal Uzelac27 June 1985
Jordyn Wieber12 July 1995
Leanne Wong20 September 2003
Shayla Worley2 September 1990
Kim Zmeskal6 February 1976
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Dildora Aripova29 January 2004
19 June 1975
Rozalia Galiyeva28 April 1977
Ominakhon Khalilova15 December 1998
Anastasiya Miroshnichenko30 March 2004

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Artistic Gymanstics - History. International Gymnastics Federation. September 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics: About this sport. International Olympic Committee. 2021-09-30. 2021-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704072113/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/artistic-gymnastics/. dead.
  3. Svetlana Boguinskaya has represented Belarus, and the USSR
  4. Nellie Kim has represented Belarus, and the USSR
  5. states Eva Bosáková's birthdate as 12 December 1912
  6. Web site: Eva Bosáková-Věchtová Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/eva-bosakova-vechtova-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 15 November 2012. states Eva Bosáková's birthdate as 18 December 1931
  7. Oksana Chusovitina has represented Germany, The USSR and Uzbekistan
  8. shows her date of birth as 27 January 1930
  9. Web site: GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever happened to Camelia Voinea? . 16 November 2012 . 5 January 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010233116/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/voinea.htm . 10 October 2012 . shows Camelia Voinea's date of birth as 1 March 1970
  10. Rozalia Galiyeva has represented Russia, the USSR and Uzbekistan
  11. Natalia Kuchinskaya has represented Russia, and the USSR
  12. Web site: International Gymnastics Gym. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090428072552/http://www.internationalgymnasticsgym.com/aboutus.html. 28 April 2009.
  13. Sofia Muratova has represented Russia, and the USSR
  14. Natalia Shaposhnikova has represented Russia, and the USSR
  15. Web site: GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever happened Natalia Shaposhnikova?. 22 December 1999. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010233902/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/shaposhnikova.htm. 10 October 2012.
  16. Polina Astakhova has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  17. Web site: Gymn Forum: Polina Astakhova Biography. 23 November 2006. 16 November 2012.
  18. Nina Bocharova has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  19. Web site: Gymn Forum: Nina Bocharova biography. 6 September 2004. 16 November 2012.
  20. Olesya Dudnik has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  21. Web site: GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever happened to Olesya Dudnik?. 16 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232958/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/dudnik.htm. 10 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Maria Gorokhovskaya has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  23. Tatiana Gutsu has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  24. Larisa Latynina has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  25. Oksana Omelianchik has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  26. Web site: GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever happened to Oksana Omelianchik?. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232701/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/omelianchik.htm. 10 October 2012. shows Oksana Omelianchik's date of birth as 2 January 1970
  27. Ludmilla Tourischeva has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  28. Stella Zakharova has represented Ukraine, and the USSR
  29. Web site: Gymn Forum: Stella Zakharova Biography. 16 November 2012.
  30. Aleah Finnegan has represented the USA and Philippines
  31. Emma Malabuyo has represented the USA and Philippines