lev na ▁Sh am ray ▁() ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Gal ina ▁Rud ko , ▁Gal ina ▁I ly ina ▁after ▁mar ri ages ; ▁born ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Soviet ▁g ymn ast . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁all - around ▁World ▁Champion ▁from ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Sh am rai ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁T ash k ent , ▁USS R . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Len in ▁Ped agog ical ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Region . ▁She ▁married ▁An atol y ▁I ly in , ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁Spart ak ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁in ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁El ena , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Sh am rai ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁I sk ra ▁club ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁B ure vest nik ▁sports ▁society ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁She ▁began ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁USS R ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁all - around . ▁She ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁Olympic ▁performance ▁for ▁Soviet ▁athlet es . ▁Sh am rai ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete