Elena Tomas
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| Born | January 11, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elena Tomas (Russian: Елена Томас; born 11 January 1961 in Moscow) is a former individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. She is the 1979 World All-around silver medalist.
Career
[edit]From an early age, Tomas toured the United States with a Soviet team and introduced modern rhythmic gymnastics to a new audience.[1] Tomas made her breakthrough amongst the many Soviet rhythmic gymnasts of her time in 1979 when she competed at the 1979 World Championships. She won silver in All-around, gold in Ribbon and another silver in Rope. She repeated her success in 1980 at the European Championships and Soviet Championships.
Tomas lives and coaches in Spain.
References
[edit]- ^ Walker-Tyson, Joyce (30 November 1977). "Twirling, Twisting Russians Take Arena by Storm". Detroit Free Press. p. 18-D. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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