Yelena Davydova

Yelena Victorovna Davydova (Russian:?????? ??????????? ?????????) (born August 7, 1961 in Voronezh, 400 miles south of Moscow), is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, winner of the Olympic all-around title in Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Life After Retirement from Sports

Yelena Davydova attended the Leningrad University of Physical education and later received her doctorate in Pedagogical science at the P.F.Lesgraft State Institute of Athletic Education. The title of her thesis was "Nontraditional preparation of top gymnasts for competitions" and with it she was assisted by world famous professors of medicine Kima Ivanova and Leonid Korolev. Upon graduation,in 1987, Davydova began coaching and served as an international Brevet judge.

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Davydova married boxing coach Pavel Filatov on June 1 1983.They have two sons,Dmitrii (born February 21 1985) and Anton (June 28 1995).The family moved to Canada in 1991. Davydova now works there as Head Coach with Gemini Gymnastics,a non-profit parent run club,in Oshawa, Ontario. Some of her better known gymnasts include Stephanie Capucitti, Sarah Deegan, Danielle Hicks, Katherine Fairhurst, Kristina Vaculik, Brittnee Habbib, Kelsey Hope. She was beam coach for the Canadian women's team at the 1995 World Championships and one of the Canadian women's team coaches at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Davydova was twice named Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique coach of the year.

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June 1 - 1983 - February 21 - 1985 - June 28 - 1995 - Canada - 1991 - Oshawa, Ontario - 2002 - Commonwealth Games

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Her parents are now retired. Her father Victor was a mechanic and her mother Tamara was employed at the Leningrad Optical and Mechanical Works. Her brother Yuri,who is 12 years younger than Davydova, still lives in Russia also.

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