Margarita Nikolaeva

Margarita Nikolaeva
— Gymnast —
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1935-09-23) September 23, 1935
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1960 Rome Vault Gold 1960 Rome Team

Margarita Nikolaeva (September 23, 1935 – December 21, 1993) was a Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion.

She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where she received a gold medal in vault, and also a gold medal with the Soviet team.^[1]

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v t e Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team All-Around     1928 Netherlands 1936 Germany 1948 Czechoslovakia 1952 Soviet Union 1956 Soviet Union 1960 Soviet Union 1964 Soviet Union 1968 Soviet Union 1972 Soviet Union 1976 Soviet Union 1980 Soviet Union 1984 Romania 1988 Soviet Union 1992 Unified Team 1996 United States 2000 Romania 2004 Romania 2008 China 2012 United States 1960:  Soviet Union (URS), Polina Astakhova, Lidia Ivanova, Larisa Latynina, Tamara Lyukhina, Sofia Muratova, Margarita Nikolaeva