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Tatiana Frolova

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yurievna and the family name is Frolova.
Tatiana Frolova
Татьяна Фролова
Full nameTatiana Yurievna Frolova
Born (1966-04-26) 26 April 1966 (age 59)
Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Soviet Union
(1980–1985)
Head coach(es)Vladimir Siskin
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest Team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe All-around
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Olomouc Team

Tatiana Yurievna Frolova (Russian: Татьяна Юрьевна Фролова; born 26 April 1966)[1] is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She won gold medals with the Soviet Union national team at the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Friendship Games. She also won a team gold medal at the 1985 World University Games, where she also won an all-around bronze medal.

Gymnastics career

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1981–1982

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Frolova won a bronze medal in the all-around at the 1981 Ennia Gold Cup behind Emilia Eberle and Eva Marečková.[2] She then won another all-around bronze medal at the Moscow News behind teammates Alla Misnik and Natalia Ilienko.[3] She placed 13th in the all-around at the USSR Championships but won a silver medal on the uneven bars.[4] She then won the silver medal in the all-around at the USSR Cup, behind Misnik, and she won the vault title.[5] She was an alternate for the 1981 World Championships team.[6]

Frolova finished sixth in the all-around at the 1982 American Cup.[7] She was scheduled to compete at the 1982 Daily Mirror International in Wembley Arena and was favored to win,[8] but she withdrew from the competition after a knee injury in training.[9][10] She did not compete for the rest of the year.[11]

1983

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Frolova won the all-around title at the 1983 Riga International and also won a gold medal on the floor exercise, a silver medal on the uneven bars, and bronze medals on the vault and balance beam.[12] She then helped the Soviet Union win a 1983 dual meet against the United States, and she won the floor exercise title.[13] She finished 15th in the all-around at the 1983 USSR Championships but won bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise.[14] She then placed sixth in the all-around at the USSR Cup and won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[15] She won a gold medal 1983 World Championships with the Soviet team of Olga Bicherova, Olga Mostepanova, Natalia Ilienko, Albina Shishova, and Natalia Yurchenko. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around final.[16] She also finished fourth on the uneven bars and fifth on the balance beam.[17]

1984–1985

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Frolova tied with Zhou Ping for the silver medal in the all-around at the 1984 Beijing International.[18] She then won the all-around title at the Riga International for the second year in a row. She also won the uneven bars title and tied with Daniela Silivaș for the floor exercise title.[19] She won the silver medal in the all-around at the USSR Cup behind Olga Mostepanova.[20] Frolova competed at the 1984 Friendship Games, which were held in place of the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet-led boycott. The team of Frolova, Irina Baraksanova, Ilienko, Mostepanova, Yelena Shushunova, and Yurchenko won the gold medal.[21]

Frolova competed with the Soviet team that won the gold medal at the 1985 World University Games, and she won a bronze medal in the all-around behind teammate Natalia Yurchenko and Romanian Ecaterina Szabo.[22] She placed seventh on the uneven bars and sixth on the balance beam.[23] This was the final year of her competitive career.[6][11]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Tatiana Frolova[11]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
1980 USSR Championships 11
USSR-GDR Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1981 Ennia Gold Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Moscow News 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Schoolchildren's Spartakiade 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
USSR Championships 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
USSR Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1982 American Cup 6
1983 Riga International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
USA-USSR Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
USSR Championships 13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
USSR Cup 6 5 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 5
1984 Beijing International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Riga International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
USSR Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Friendship Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985 World University Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 6

References

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  1. ^ "Фролова Татьяна Юрьевна" [Frolova Tatyana Yurievna]. Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ^ "1981 Ennia Gold Cup Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ "1981 Moscow News Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ^ "1981 USSR Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 11 December 1998. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ^ "1981 USSR Cup Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 12 December 1998. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Tatiana Frolova". The Medal Count. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ^ "1982 McDonald's American Cup New York, NY" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Langley faces world stars". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 March 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Tulip' set to bloom". Daily Mirror. 2 April 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kathleen Williams replaced Russia's Tatiana Frolova". Evening Standard. 2 April 1982. p. 42. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b c "Tatiana Frolova (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  12. ^ "1983 Riga International Women's AA". Gym Media. 28 May 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Soviets dominate". The Day. 25 April 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1983 USSR Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 11 December 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  15. ^ "1983 USSR Cup Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 12 December 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Gymnastics World Championships Budapest Women's all-around". USA Today. 31 October 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Gymnastics World Championships at Budapest, Hungary Individual Standings Women". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 31 October 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1984 Beijing International Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 18 December 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  19. ^ "1984 Riga International Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 28 May 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  20. ^ "1984 USSR Cup Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 27 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  21. ^ "1984 CSSR Spartakiade (Olomouc) – Women's Team". Gym Media. 7 December 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  22. ^ "Scoreboard – University Games". Boca Raton News. 27 August 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "1985 World Student Games Gymnastics Women's Individual". The Times-Transcript. 29 August 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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