Jelena Zanevskaya | |
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Born | Vilnius, Lithuania [1] | 2 April 1987
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Gymnastics career | |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | ![]() |
Jelena Zanevskaya (born 2 April 1987) is a Lithuanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Zanevskaya began gymnastics when he was three years old. [2]
Zanevskaya competed at her first World Championships in 2003 and finished 98th in the all-around during the qualification round. [3] At the 2004 European Championships, she finished 32nd in the all-around during the qualification round, missing out on the final by less than one point. [4] She won the all-around title at the 2005 Lithuanian Championships. [5] She then finished in 36th place at the 2005 World Championships and still did not advance to the finals. [6]
Zanevskaya competed on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise at the 2006 European Championships and did not advance into any of the finals. [7] She successfully defended her all-around title at the Lithuanian Championships. [8] Then at the 2006 World Championships, she finished 56th in the all-around during the qualification round. [9] She advanced to the all-around final at the 2007 European Championships and finished 22nd. [10] She then finished 84th in the all-around during the qualification round at the 2007 World Championships. [11]
Zanevskaya tied with Turkish gymnast Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı for a 20th-place finish in the all-around at the 2008 European Championships. She finished 14th in the vault qualification rankings, missing out on the final. [12] She then represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 54th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance to the final. [13] [14] Her best apparatus result was on the vault, where she finished 13th. [15]
Zanevskaya studied in the Faculty of Sports and Health at Vilnius University. [2]