Mariya Gorokhovskaya
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Mariya Kondratyevna•Gorokhovskaya |
| Used name | Mariya•Gorokhovskaya |
| Original name | Мария Кондратьевна•Гороховская |
| Other names | Mariya Kindrativna Horokhovska, Марія Кіндратівна Гороховська |
| Born | 17 October 1921 in Yevpatoriya, Krym (UKR) |
| Died | 22 July 2001 in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv (ISR) |
| Affiliations | Stroityel Kharkov |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 5 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 7 |
Biography
Mariya Gorokhovskaya’s Olympic fame rests on one Olympics, the 1952 Helsinki Games. As a member of the Soviet gymnastics team, she won seven medals, which remains the record for the most medals at one Olympic Games by a woman. That mark has been equaled by seven men, and bettered by two men – Aleksandr Dityatin and Michael Phelps, both with eight. In 1952, Gorokhovskaya won gold medals in the individual and team all-around, silver medals on all four apparatuses, and a silver medal in the team portable apparatus event. She never won an individual championship at the World Championships and her competitive career pre-dated the European Championships. Although it had never been public, Gorokhovskaya was Jewish, and she emigrated to Israel in 1990.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | URS |
UKR |
Mariya Gorokhovskaya | |||
| Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||||
| Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |