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Maria Gorokhovskaya

Jewish Soviet-Israeli artistic gymnast who won seven medals at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics: two gold and five silver.

Soviet Union

Full 1957 USSR gymnastics postage stamp based on a photograph of Maria Gorokhovskaya

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Biography

Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was born in Yevpatoria on 17 October 1921. Representing the Soviet Union at Helsinki 1952, she won seven gymnastics medals, including gold in the individual and team all-around and silver in five other events. She later emigrated to Israel and died in Tel Aviv on 22 July 2001. Her Jewish identity is documented by the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and specialist Jewish-sports sources. Jewish Soviet-Israeli artistic gymnast who won seven medals at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics: two gold and five silver. In Jewish World Records, Maria Gorokhovskaya is connected to the record “Most Medals Won at a Single Summer Olympics by a Jewish Athlete,” based on the stored achievement of 7 medals at one Summer Olympics each — Mark Spitz and Maria Gorokhovskaya.

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Records held by Maria Gorokhovskaya

  • Mark Spitz in 2018Mark Spitz
  • Full 1957 USSR gymnastics postage stamp based on a photograph of Maria GorokhovskayaMaria Gorokhovskaya
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Sports / Summer Olympic Gamesmost / joint holders

Most Medals Won at a Single Summer Olympics by a Jewish Athlete

Record holder

Mark Spitz&Maria Gorokhovskaya

Record value

7 medals at one Summer Olympics each — Mark Spitz and Maria Gorokhovskaya

Mark Spitz and Maria Gorokhovskaya share the record for the most medals won at a single Summer Olympics by a Jewish athlete, with a total of "7 medals at one Summer Olympics each". Gorokhovskaya, a gymnast representing the Soviet Union, achieved her seven-medal haul at the Helsinki 1952 Games. Her performance included two gold medals, in the individual all-around and team events, and five silver medals across floor exercise, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and team portable apparatus. This feat is confirmed by Guinness World Records.

Country represented
United States & Soviet Union
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Soviet Union Olympic team entering Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Most Medals Won at a Single Summer Olympics by a Jewish Woman

Record holder

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Record value

7 medals — Helsinki 1952 — 2 gold, 5 silver

Maria Gorokhovskaya set the record for the Most Medals Won at a Single Summer Olympics by a Jewish Woman at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympic Games. Representing the Soviet Union, she achieved a total of '7 medals — Helsinki 1952 — 2 gold, 5 silver'. Gorokhovskaya won a medal in all seven women’s gymnastics events contested at the Games. She earned gold medals in the individual all-around and the team competition, complemented by five silver medals in the floor exercise, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and the team portable-apparatus event.

Country represented
Soviet Union
Achievement location
Helsinki, Finland
Achievement date
1952
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