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{{Short description|Belarusian gymnast}}
{{Family name hatnote|Leonidovna|Boginskaya|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name            = Svetlana Boginskaya
| native_name_lang = be
| native_name     = Святлана Багінская
| image           = Svetlana Boginskaya.jpg
| fullname        = Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya
| nickname        = Belarusian Swan, Goddess of Gymnastics
| country         = {{BLR}}
| formercountry   = {{CIS}} ({{EUN}}), {{URS}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1973|02|09}}
| birth_place     = [[Minsk]], Belarusian SSR, USSR (now Belarus)
| hometown        = 
| residence       = 
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| height          = 158.5 cm
| discipline      = WAG
| natlteam        = 
| club            = 
| gym             = 
| collegeteam     = 
| headcoach       = Tatiana Grosovivich
| formercoach     = Lyubov Miromanova
| music           = 
| eponymousskills = 
| retired         = 1997
| show-medals     = yes
| medaltemplates  = <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalCount
| [[Olympic Games]] | 3| 1|1
| [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] | 5|3|1
| [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] | 9|1|0
| [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]] | 1|1|1
| [[Goodwill Games]] | 2|1|1
| [[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]] | 0|1|0
| '''Total'''|'''21'''|'''8'''|'''4'''
}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USSR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|60px]]
{{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|Vault]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's floor|Floor Exercise]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|All-Around]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Stuttgart]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Stuttgart]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Stuttgart]] | Floor Exercise }}
{{MedalGold | [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 Indianapolis]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 Indianapolis]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]] | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 Indianapolis]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Brussels]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Brussels]] | Vault }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1989 Brussels]] | Floor Exercise }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1990 Athens]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1990 Athens]] | Vault }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1990 Athens]] | Uneven Bars }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1990 Athens]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1990 Athens]] | Floor Exercise }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final|1990 Brussels]] | Floor Exercise }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1990 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final|1990 Brussels]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1990 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final|1990 Brussels]] | Vault }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Goodwill Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | Floor Exercise }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CIS}} ({{EUN}}) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|60px]]
{{MedalGold | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Paris]] | Vault }}
{{MedalCountry | {{BLR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Nantes]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1996 Birmingham]] | All-Around
{{MedalCompetition | [[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 Fort Worth | All-Around}}
}}
}}

'''Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya'''{{efn|{{langx|be|Святлана Леанідаўна Багінская|{{transliteration|be|bgn/pcgn|Svyatlana Lyeanidawna Bahinskaya}}}}}} (born February 9, 1973) is a former [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] for the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Belarus]] of Belarusian origin. She is a three-time Olympic champion, with an individual gold medal on [[Vault (gymnastics)|vault]] from the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] and team gold medals from the 1988 and [[1992 Summer Olympics]].

==Early life==
Boginskaya was born in [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] on February 9, 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Class of 2005 - Svetlana Boguinskaia |url=https://www.ighof.com/inductees/2005_Svetlana_Boguinskaia.php |website=International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. }}</ref> She practiced [[figure skater|figure skating]] before beginning gymnastics at age six,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Svetlana BOGINSKAYA |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/svetlana-boginskaya |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=[[Olympics.com]] |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228075223/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/svetlana-boginskaya |url-status=live }}</ref> after seeing [[Nadia Comăneci]] compete at the Olympics.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Olympic Champion Svetlana Boginskaya |url=http://www.russianamericanbusiness.org/web_CURRENT/articles/80/1/Olympic-Champion-Svetlana-Boginskaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424113312/http://www.russianamericanbusiness.org/web_CURRENT/articles/80/1/Olympic-Champion-Svetlana-Boginskaya |archive-date=April 24, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2008 |work=Russian American Business}}</ref> Two years later, she moved to Moscow to train full-time at the Round Lake Gymnastics Center, where she trained with [[Lyubov Miromanova]].<ref name='baltolder'>{{Cite news |last=Glauber |first=Bill |date=May 21, 1996 |title=She's older, taller and back on beam |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/171303035/ |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |pages=1D, 11D |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

== Gymnastics career ==
Boginskaya became a member of the Soviet national team at age 14. She competed internationally for the first time at the [[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 World Championships]], where she placed third on balance beam; the team placed second. She went on to compete in the [[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympic Games]] in [[Seoul]], South Korea, where she won four medals: gold in the team competition, gold on vault, silver on floor, and bronze in the individual all-around.<ref name=":0" />

Three days after the Olympics, Boginskaya's longtime coach, [[Lyubov Miromanova]], died by [[suicide]]. Miromanova had been a surrogate mother to Boginskaya, coaching and caring for her after she moved from Minsk to train full-time in Moscow.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Kenny |date=August 6, 1990 |title=Balance of Power |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/08/06/balance-of-power |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

After Miromanova's death, Boginskaya began training with [[Tatiana Grosovivich]]. Under Grosovivich's tutelage, Boginskaya competed at the 1989 [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]], where she received gold in all-round, vault, and floor. Later that year, she placed first in all-around, floor, and team events at the [[1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]],<ref name=":0" /> eventually dedicating her performance to her late mentor.

The following year, Boginskaya became the fourth woman to win the gold medal in every individual event at the European Championships. She also competed at the [[FIG World Cup]], where she placed first on floor.<ref name=":0" />

In 1991, Boginskaya won gold at the World Championships on beam and silver in the all-around; the team won gold.<ref name=":0" />

In 1992, Boginskaya competed at the European Championships, where she won gold on beam<ref name=":0" /> with a score of 9.95. However, she fell during her final event, the floor exercise, ultimately finishing fifth in the all-around. Her teammate, [[Tatiana Gutsu]], received the all-around title. Despite Boginskaya's fall on floor, she remained a favorite to win the all-around title at the [[Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glauber |first=Bill |date=July 30, 1992 |title=Three gymnasts duel for women's all-around gold |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/905625105/ |newspaper=[[The Citizen Register]] |page=7E |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> At the World Championships, Boginskaya won gold on vault and was selected for the [[Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0" /> Many in the gymnastics world expected a duel between Boginskaya and Zmeskal at the Olympics, and the media promoted this story.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Swift |first=E.M. |date=July 22, 1992 |title=Kim Zmeskal VS Svetlana Boginskaya |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/22/head-to-head-a-19-page-portfolio-highlights-some-of-the-games-most-stirring-confrontations-starting-with-a-showdown-between-a-world-champion-us-gymnast-and-her-belarussian-rival-kim-zmeskal-vs-svetlana-boginskaya |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> At the Olympic games, Boginskaya won her third Olympic gold in the team competition;<ref name=":0" /> in the individual competition, she faltered on the uneven bars and finished fifth in the individual all-around; Zmeskal finished tenth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/barcelona-1992/results/gymnastics-artistic/individual-all-round-women |title=Barcelona 1992 Gymnastics Artistic individual all-round women Results |website=olympics.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

Following the 1992 Olympics, Boginskaya retired. However, she returned to the sport in 1995, stating that she had been inspired by [[Katarina Witt]] who had a memorable comeback at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=":0" /> Boginskaya moved to [[Houston]], Texas to train with [[Bela Karolyi]] (1942-2024) and upgraded the difficulty of her routines.<ref name='baltolder'/> At the 1995 European Championships, she won silver in the all-around.<ref name=":0" />

In 1996, at age 23, she placed second in the all-around at the [[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]] behind one of Karolyi's pupils, [[Kerri Strug]]. She also placed second at the European Championships in [[Birmingham]] behind the defending world champion [[Lilia Podkopayeva]]. She then progressed to the [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, where she was one of a number of older gymnasts competing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://themedalcount.com/2022/06/19/why-did-gymnastics-pivot-towards-older-athletes-part-iv/ |title=Why Did Gymnastics Pivot Towards Older Athletes? (Part IV) |last=Davis |first=Mike |date=June 19, 2022 |website=themedalcount.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> Boginskaya competed in the all-around and vault finals, but did not medal. The Belarusian team came in sixth.<ref name=":0" />

Following the 1996 Olympics, Boginskaya retired from gymnastics.<ref name=":0" />

Boginskaya is among a small group of women to have competed in three Olympic Games; and due to the  break-up of the Soviet Union, she competed at each Games under a different flag: [[USSR]], the [[Unified Team at the Olympics|Unified Team]], and Belarus. She was inducted into the [[International Gymnastics Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=SVETLANA BOGINSKAYA |url=http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_boginskaya.html |access-date=May 12, 2007 |work=International Gymnastics Hall of Fame |archive-date=July 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707114912/http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_boginskaya.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Boginskaya has remained active in both the American and international gymnastics communities, and works as a consulting guest coach. In the early 2010s, she frequently supported former teammate [[Oksana Chusovitina]], who continues to compete in her late 40s, and has appeared on the competition floor as her coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gymstars.co.uk/2019/08/19/oksana-chusovitina-svetlana-boginskaya/ |title=Oksana Chusovitina & Svetlana Boginskaya |last=Baldwin |first=Sarah |date=19 August 2019 |website=gymstars.co.uk |access-date=20 February 2025}}</ref>

== Post-gymnastics and personal life ==
Boginskaya lives in [[Houston]], Texas with her husband and two children. She runs several businesses, including an online gymnastics apparel retailer and a summer camp for gymnasts.<ref name=":1" />

==In popular culture==
After the 1992 Olympics, Boginskaya appeared alongside her compatriot [[Vitaly Scherbo]] in the music video for the song "Revolution Earth," by [[The B-52's]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gymcastic.com/episode-38-svetlana-boginskaya/ |title=Episode 38: Svetlana Boginskaya |date=June 24, 2015 |website=gymcastic.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

==Trademarks==
Boginskaya's floor routine at the 1988 Olympics was done to the music of [[Georges Bizet]]'s ''[[Carmen]]'', and another routine she performed in parts of 1990 and 1991 was choreographed by the [[Bolshoi Ballet]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gymnastics-history.com/2022/07/1988-the-floor-music-of-the-seoul-olympics/ |title=1988: The Floor Music of the Seoul Olympics |date=July 6, 2022 |website=gymnastics-history.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> Her uneven bars exercise included a signature giant to handstand with 180° split into a toe-on element. Commentators and reporters cited her height and slim stature as elements she used to her advantage through attention to posture and body alignment; meanwhile they also suggested that she relied more on execution and presentation than difficulty, though she did usually fulfill requirements and earn 10.0 start values. She frequently landed dismounts and vaults with her right foot placed slightly in front of her left, an intentional touch of artistry that also helped her stick landings.

==Competitive history==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Overview of competitive history
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | AA
! scope="col" | [[Gymnastics vault|VT]]
! scope="col" | [[Gymnastics uneven bars|UB]]
! scope="col" | [[Gymnastics balance beam|BB]]
! scope="col" | [[Gymnastics floor|FX]]
|-
| 1987
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF style="text-align: left;" | [[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| style="background: #c96;" | 3rd
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
|-
| 1988
| bgcolor=98FB98 style="text-align: left;" | [[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: #c96;" | 3rd
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| bgcolor=98FB98 |
| bgcolor=98FB98 |
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE style="text-align: left;" | [[1989 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE |
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE | 4th
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE | 4th
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| style="text-align: left;" | [[1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| 
| 8th
| 
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE style="text-align: left;" | [[1990 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE |
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| 
| 
| style="background: #c96;" | 3rd 
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
|-bgcolor=#FAEBD7
| style="text-align: left;" | World Cup Final
| 
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| style="background: #c96;" | 3rd
| 4th
| 4th
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
|-
| 1991
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF style="text-align: left;" | [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF | 5th
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF | 7th
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE style="text-align: left;" | [[1992 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE |
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE | 5th
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE | 8th
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE | 4th
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE |
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| style="text-align: left;" | [[1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]
|
| 
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd 
| 
| 6th
| 
|-bgcolor=98FB98
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| style="background: gold;" | 1st 
| 5th
| 4th
| 
| 5th 
| 
|-
| 1995
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF style="text-align: left;" | [[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF | 8th
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF | 16th 
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF |
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| style="text-align: left;" | American Cup
| 
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| style="background: gold;" | 1st
| 
|-bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| style="text-align: left;" | [[1996 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]
| 4th 
| style="background: silver;" | 2nd
| 6th
| 6th
| 4th
| 6th
|-bgcolor=98FB98
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| 6th 
| 15th
| 5th
| 
| 
| 
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Detailed competitive history
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Competition Description
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Location
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Competed For
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Apparatus
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Final
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Qualifying
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Score
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1991
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | World Championships
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | Indianapolis
| rowspan="22" | Soviet Union
| Team
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 396.055
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| style="background-color: silver;" | 2nd
| 39.736
| 1st
| 79.548
|-
| Vault
| 5th
| 9.850
| 1st
| 19.837
|-
| Uneven Bars
| WD
| 
| 1st
| 19.912
|-
| Balance Beam
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 9.962
| 2nd
| 19.887
|-
| Floor Exercise
| 7th
| 9.862
| 1st
| 19.912
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1990
| bgcolor=#FAEBD7 rowspan="5" | World Cup Final
| bgcolor=#FAEBD7 rowspan="5" | Brussels
| All-Around
| style="background-color: silver;" | 2nd
| 39.586
| 
|
|-
| Vault
| style="background-color: #c96;" | 3rd
| 9.912
| 1st
| 9.937
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 4th
| 9.887
| 6th
| 9.825
|-
| Balance Beam
| 4th
| 9.887
| 2nd
| 9.887
|-
| Floor Exercise
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 9.962
| 1st
| 9.937
|-
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="5" | European Championships
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="5" | Athens
| All-Around
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 39.874
| 
|
|-
| Vault
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 9.943
| 1st
| 10.000
|-
| Uneven Bars
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 9.950
| 1st
| 9.975
|-
| Balance Beam
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 10.000
| 2nd
| 9.962
|-
| Floor Exercise
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 10.000
| 1st
| 9.937
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1989
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | World Championships
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | Stuttgart
| Team
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 396.793
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 39.900
| 
| 79.262
|-
| Vault
| 
|
| 
| 19.925
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 8th
| 9.450
| 
| 19.925
|-
| Balance Beam
| 
|
| 
| 19.425
|-
| Floor Exercise
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 10.000
| 1st
| 19.987
|-
| rowspan="15" | 1992
| bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan="6" | Olympic Games
| bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan="6" | Barcelona
| rowspan="15" | CIS
| Team
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 395.666
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| 5th
| 39.673
| 2nd
| 79.287
|-
| Vault
| 4th
| 9.899
| 8th
| 19.800
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 
|
| 10th
| 19.787
|-
| Balance Beam
| 5th
| 9.862
| 2nd
| 19.800
|-
| Floor Exercise
| WD
| 
| 1st
| 19.900
|-
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="4" | World Championships
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="4" | Paris
| Vault
| style="background-color: silver;" | 2nd
| 9.943
| 
|
|-
| Vault (Semi−Final)
| 
|
| 1st
| 9.912
|-
| Vault (Qualification)
| 
|
| 1st
| 9.900
|-
| Balance Beam
| 6th
| 9.750
| 
|
|-
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="5" | European Championships
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="5" | Nantes
| All-Around
| 5th
| 39.136
| 
| 
|-
| Vault
| 8th
| 9.675
| 2nd
| 9.937
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 4th
| 9.850
| 2nd
| 9.937
|-
| Balance Beam
| style="background-color: gold;" | 1st
| 9.950
| 1st
| 9.937
|-
| Floor Exercise
| 
|
| 44th
| 9.325
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1995
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | World Championships
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF rowspan="6" | Sabae
| rowspan="18" | Belarus
| Team
| 8th
| 375.512
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| 16th
| 38.261
| 14th
| 76.461
|-
| Vault
| 
|
| 23rd
| 18.925
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 
|
| 29th
| 19.124
|-
| Balance Beam
| 
|
| 20th
| 18.975
|-
| Floor Exercise
| 
|
| 15th
| 19.437
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1996
| bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan="6" | Olympic Games
| bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan="6" | Atlanta
| Team
| 6th
| 381.263
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| 13th
| 38.499
| 25th
| 76.223
|-
| Vault
| 5th
| 9.712
| 9th
| 19.474
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 
|
| 64th
| 18.587
|-
| Balance Beam
| 
|
| 27th
| 18.850
|-
| Floor Exercise
| 
|
| 24th
| 19.312
|-
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="6" | European Championships
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE rowspan="6" | Birmingham
| Team
| 4th
| 114.546
| 
|
|-
| All-Around
| style="background-color: silver;" | 2nd
| 39.106
| 4th
| 38.898
|-
| Vault
| 6th
| 9.662
| 5th
| 9.737
|-
| Uneven Bars
| 6th
| 9.725
| 7th
| 9.737
|-
| Balance Beam
| 4th
| 9.575
| 5th
| 9.662
|-
| Floor Exercise
| 6th
| 9.600
| 3rd
| 9.762
|}

==See also==

* [[List of top Olympic gymnastics medalists]]
* [[List of top medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/boginskaya.html Svetlana Boginskaya - Bio and Competition Results at Gymn Forum]
* {{FIG|bio=17328|lic=817|name=Svetlana Boguinskaya}}
* {{IGHOF|name=Svetlana Boguinskaia}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030415060031/http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/gymnastics/0597cbs/boguinskaia.htm |date=April 15, 2003 |title=Svetlana Boguinskaia bio at CBS Sports}}
* {{Olympics.com|name=Svetlana Boguinskaia}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Sviatlana Bahinskaya}}
* {{NOC Belarus|boginskaya-svetlana-leonidovna-sportivnaya-gimnastika|Svetlana Boginskaya}}

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