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Yelena Davydova

Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast

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Born
August 7, 1961
Age in 2026
65
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1961

About Yelena Davydova

Yelena Viktorovna Davydova is a Russian-Canadian gymnastics coach and judge who competed for the former Soviet Union. She was the women's artistic individual all-around champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She's the owner and head coach at Gemini Gymnastics, a gymnastics club in Oshawa, Ontario. In July 2012, Davydova was one of the coaches of the Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team. In 2016 Davydova was head floor judge at the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the 1975 USSR Junior Championships Davydova finished 3rd AA and won golds on vault and bars. In March 1976 Davydova achieved second place all-around at the USSR championships, in her first try as a senior.

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Yelena Davydova timeline

  1. At the 1975 USSR Junior Championships Davydova finished 3rd AA and won golds on vault and bars.
  2. In March 1976 Davydova achieved second place all-around at the USSR championships, in her first try as a senior.
  3. She was the women's artistic individual all-around champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
  4. In July 2012, Davydova was one of the coaches of the Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team.
  5. In 2016 Davydova was head floor judge at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The world when Yelena Davydova was born

Yelena Davydova was born in 1961. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1961

  • #1 song"Tossin' and Turnin'" – Bobby Lewis
  • Top movieWest Side Story
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookCatch-22 – Joseph Heller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record
  • Top headlineYuri Gagarin becomes the first person in space
  • Technology milestoneYuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
  • Defining fadSurfing culture
  • Notable inventionValium
  • World population3.08 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population183.7M

1961 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yelena Davydova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19612026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,500$435,000
Average income$7,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population183.7M341 million

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