Elena Mukhina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elena Mukhina

Russian artistic gymnast

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1960

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 22-Dec-2006

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina (Russian: ????? ???????????? ??????; first name sometimes rendered "Yelena", last name sometimes rendered "Muchina"; June 1, 1960 – December 22, 2006) was a Soviet gymnast who won the all-around title at the 1978 World Championships in Strasbourg, France.
Her career was on the rise and she was widely touted as the next great gymnastics star until 1979 when a broken leg left her out of several competitions, and the recovery from that injury combined with pressure to master a dangerous and difficult tumbling move (the Thomas salto) caused her to break her neck just two weeks before the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics, leaving her permanently quadriplegic just one month past the age of 20.