Ludmilla Tourischeva

  • U.S.S.R

She won the Olympic gold medal in the all-around in Munich in 1972, after capturing the all-around title at the 1970 World Championships and the 1971 European Championships.

A 9-time Olympic Medalist and 4-time World Champion, Tourischeva was known for her classic elegance and style.

LUDMILLA TOURISCHEVA, 9-time Olympic Medalist and 4-time World Champion, was known for her classic elegance and style. She competed on three consecutive Olympic teams for the Soviet Union: Mexico City in 1968, Munich in 1972 and Montreal in 1976. She won the Olympic gold medal in the all-around in Munich in 1972, after capturing the all-around title at the 1970 World Championships and the 1971 European Championships. She then went on to win the 1973 European all-around title and the 1974 World Championships title, dominating world gymnastics for that four year span.

1968 OLYMPIC GAMES

  • Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
    • Team
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Horizontal Bar
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • All-Around
    • Vault

1969 European Championships

  • Bronze Medalist:
    • All-Around
    • Uneven Bars
    • Floor Exercise

1970 European Championships Gold Medalist & European Champion:

  • Gold Medalist & European Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Floor Exercise
    • Team
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Uneven Bars
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • Vault

1971 European Championships

  • Gold Medalist & World Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Floor Exercise
    • Vault
  • Silver Medalist :
    • Uneven Bars
    • Beam

1972 OLYMPIC GAMES

  • Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Team
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Floor Exercise
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • Vault

1973 European Championships

  • Gold Medalist & European Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Vault
    • Uneven Bars
    • Beam
    • Floor Exercise
    • Team

1974 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Gold Medalist & World Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Team
    • Floor Exercise
    • Beam
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Vault
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • Uneven Bars

1975 European Championships

  • Bronze Medalist:
    • Floor Exercise

1975 World Cup

  • Gold Medalist & World Cup Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Vault
    • Uneven Bars
    • Beam
    • Floor Exercise

1975 OLYMPIC GAMES

  • Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
    • Team
  • Floor Exercise:
    • Vault
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • All-Around

1998 Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame

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