Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (died 2006)

Elena Mukhina

Soviet gymnast (1960–2006)

Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina 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 she broke a leg and missed several…