Svetlana Baitova (USSR)

1988 Olympic Team Gold Medalist

Medal Total

Olympics:  1 Gold
World Championships:  1 Gold, 1 Silver

Svetlana was born on September 3, 1972.  She got involved in gymnastics at the age of 5, completely by accident.  A neighbor's child studied gymnastics with coach Galina Charkevich, and the coach spotted Svetlana during a visit to their apartment building.  Baitova trained at Profsoyuz Mogilev and was a member of two world championships teams, and won a team gold medal at the 1988 Olympics.

Svetlana retired in 1990 and began working as a coach/choreographer in 1991.  She married and, in 1992, gave birth to a son.  Baitova coached abroad, in Qatar, for nearly a year (in 1992).  She's remarried and coaches once again in Belarus.

Competition Results

1985
Belorussian Spartakiade:  2nd AA
Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA

1986
Blume Memorial:  4th AA
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 4th AA
USSR Championships:  1st AA
USSR Cup:  13th AA
USSR Spartakiade:  4th UB, 4th B, 6th FX

1987
European Championships:  10th AA
Moscow News:  2nd AA, 1st UB, 1st B, 2nd FX
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st V, 1st B
USSR Cup:  4th AA, 1st V, 1st B
World Championships:  2nd Team, 4th AA, 4th V, 4th UB, 4th FX

1988
American Cup:  2nd AA
Intl. Mixed Pairs:  2nd Team
Olympic Games:  1st Team
USSR Championships:  3rd UB
USSR Cup:  5th AA

1989
USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA
USSR Championships:  1st B, 6th UB
USSR Cup:  5th AA, 1st B
World Championships:  1st Team

1990
World Sports Fair:  16th AA

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