Svetlana Tarasevich

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Svetlana Tarasevich
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1979-08-14) 14 August 1979 (age 45)
Grodno, Belarus
Sport
Sport Gymnastics

Svetlana Tarasevich (born 14 August 1979) is a Belarusian former gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Eponymous skill

Tarasevich has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. [2]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [a]
Floor exerciseTarasevichSalto forward stretched with 2/1 turn (720°)D
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
1994Blume Memorial8
European Championships 164
USA-BLR-CHN Tri-Meet6
World Team Championships 6
1995International Mixed Pairs10
Massilia CupGold medal icon.svg
World Championships 8
1996
Olympic Games 6
1997SUI-CHN-BLR Tri-Meet5
World Stars8
1999 Summer Universiade 47

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Svetlana Tarasevich Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . pp. 165, 211. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "Svetlana Tarasevich (BLR)". Gymn Forum. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.