Tamara Lazakovich

Tamara Vasilyevna Lazakovich, born on 11 March 1954 and died on 1 November 1992, was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Spotted in 1961 by the Olympic champion Larisa Petrik, she was brought to prominent coaches in the Belarusian system. She debuted as a senior at the 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and tied her teammate Ludmilla Tourischeva for the all-around title at the 1971 European Championships, also winning the uneven bars and balance beam titles. At the 1972 Olympics she won bronze in the individual all-around and the floor exercise and silver on the balance beam behind Olga Korbut. She retired after the Olympics and worked as a gymnastics coach in Vitebsk.