Elena Tomas

Elena Tomas
Born	(1961-01-11) January 11, 1961 Moscow
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Soviet Union
Medal record Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1979 London Ribbon 1979 London All-around 1979 London Rope European Championships 1980 Amsterdam Rope USSR Cup 1980 Tbilisi Clubs 1980 Tbilisi Hoop 1980 Tbilisi Ribbon 1981 Tallinn All-around 1980 Tbilisi All-around 1980 Tbilisi Rope

Elena Tomas (Russian: Елена Томас; born 11 January 1961 in Moscow) is a former individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. She is the 1979 World All-around silver medalist.

Career

From an early age, Tomas toured the United States with a Soviet team and introduced modern rhythmic gymnastics to a new audience. Tomas made her breakthrough amongst the many Soviet rhythmic gymnasts of her time in 1979 when she competed at the 1979 World Championships. She won silver in All-around, gold in Ribbon and another silver in Rope. She repeated her success in 1980 at the European Championships and Soviet Championships.

Tomas lives and coaches in Spain.

External links

• Elena Tomas at World Gymnastics