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| Born | December 16, 1973 | ||||||||
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| Sport | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | ||||||||
| Former country represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Gym | Moscow Dynamo, Round Lake | ||||||||
| Former coach | Elvira Saadi | ||||||||
| Retired | 1991 | ||||||||
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Tatiana Groshkova (born December 16, 1973) [1] is a retired elite female gymnast who competed for the U.S.S.R. women's artistic gymnastics team from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. [2]
Beginning at age 6, Groshkova trained under Olympic-gymnast-turned-coach Elvira Saadi at the Moscow Dynamo Club, [3] which is the gym where 2000 Sydney Olympics floor and vault champion Elena Zamolodchikova later trained. [4]
In 1986, Groshkova placed third all-around and earned a share of the U.S.S.R team gold medal at the Junior GDR-USSR Dual Meet. [1]
At the 1989 U.S.S.R. championships, Groshkova placed 3rd in the all-around, and at the 1989 Tokyo Cup she won floor exercise. She placed second on floor and 10th all-around at the 1990 European Championships. Also in 1990, Groshkova won the all-around at the Trophee Massilia and the Avignon International. [1]
The major skills in her repertoire included a double twisting double back somersault [5] and double layout [6] on floor; a Comaneci and full-in dismount on uneven bars; [7] and a combination back handspring to full-twisting laid-out backflip, along with a full-in dismount on balance beam. [5]