Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1970s

Data Crunch #5.6
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To explain this post: A gold is worth three points, silver is worth two points, and bronze is worth one point. Only individual medals will be counted as to avoid punishing gymnasts who competed for nations that aren’t established WAG powers. If there is a tie, both gymnasts get the full point total. For example Elena Mukhina and Nellie Kim each get three points for sharing the gold medal on floor at the 1978 World Championships. The data is below:

NameCountryPoints
Ludmilla TurischevaSoviet Union32
Nellie KimSoviet Union25
Olga KorbutSoviet Union21
Nadia ComaneciRomania15
Karin JanzEast Germany14
Erika ZucholdEast Germany12
Elena MukhinaSoviet Union10
Emilia EberleRomania7
Maxi GnauckEast Germany5
Tamara LazakovichSoviet Union4
Annelore ZinkeEast Germany3
Dumitrita TurnerRomania3
Ma YanhongChina3
Marcia FrederickUnited States3
Teodora UngureanuRomania3
Vera CernaCzechoslovakia3
Zinaida VoroninaSoviet Union3
Carola DombeckEast Germany2
Cathy RigbyUnited States2
Melita RuhnRomania2
Olga KarasevaSoviet Union2
Steffi KrakerEast Germany2
Stella ZakharovaSoviet Union2
Angelika HellmannEast Germany1
Bozena PerdykulovaCzechoslovakia1
Christine SchmittEast Germany1
Elvira SaadiSoviet Union1
Kathy JohnsonUnited States1
Larissa PetrikSoviet Union1
Lyubov BurdaSoviet Union1
Marta EgervariHungary1
Natalia ShaposhnikovaSoviet Union1
Regina GrabolleEast Germany1
Rusudan SikharulidzeSoviet Union1

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One thought on “Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1970s

  1. Siempre me he preguntado hasta dónde hubiera llegado Elena Mukhina de no ser por su lesión en su pierna y posteriormente su lesión paralizante?
    Quizás, ella hubiera sido la nueva reina de la gimnasia artística. Logró tanto, en tan poco tiempo que duró su carrera!!!
    Bueno, sólo son conjeturas.

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