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Medal record Women’s Athletics Competitor for Soviet Union European Championships Gold 1954 Bern 800 metres Nina Grigoryevna Otkalenko (Russian: Нина Григорьевна Откаленко; born May 23, 1928 in Kursk) is a former Soviet athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres. She won the European title in that event at the 1954 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland.
References
External links
- (Russian) Nina Otkalenko's profile in the Modern Museum of Sports includes photos of her and her awards and decorations
Records Preceded by
Valentina PomogayevaWomen's 800 metres World Record Holder
1951-08-26 – 1960-07-03Succeeded by
Lyudmila ShevtsovaEuropean Champions in Women's 800 m 1954: Nina Otkalenko (URS) • 1958: Yelizaveta Yermolayeva (URS) • 1962: Gerda Kraan (NED) • 1966: Vera Nikolić (YUG) • 1969: Lillian Board (GBR) • 1971: Vera Nikolić (YUG) • 1974: Lilyana Tomova (BUL) • 1978: Tatyana Providokhina (URS) • 1982: Olga Mineyeva (URS) • 1986: Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) • 1990: Sigrun Wodars (GDR) • 1994: Lyubov Gurina (RUS) • 1998: Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) • 2002: Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) • 2006: Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) • 2010: Mariya Savinova (RUS)
Categories:- 1928 births
- Living people
- Middle distance runners
- Soviet athletes
- People from Kursk
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
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