Yelena Miroshina
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Yelena Miroshinahttp://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/yelena-miroshina-1.html was a female diver
from Russia
, best known for twice winning the gold medal at the European Championships in the women's 10 m platform.
Miroshina competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, and represented two different countries: the Soviet Union (1988) and the Unified Team (1992). She was affiliated with Spartak during her career. Miroshina was the youngest participant among the 89 (49 men and 40 women) competitors from 31 countries at the Seoul Games, with 14 years and 105 days.
At the end of 1995 (also the start of 1996), the body of 21-year-old Miroshina was found dead under the windows of her apartment. The real cause of her death remains unknown.
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, best known for twice winning the gold medal at the European Championships in the women's 10 m platform.
Miroshina competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, and represented two different countries: the Soviet Union (1988) and the Unified Team (1992). She was affiliated with Spartak during her career. Miroshina was the youngest participant among the 89 (49 men and 40 women) competitors from 31 countries at the Seoul Games, with 14 years and 105 days.
At the end of 1995 (also the start of 1996), the body of 21-year-old Miroshina was found dead under the windows of her apartment. The real cause of her death remains unknown.