Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | Kharkiv, Soviet Union | 18 February 1947
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Nina Marakina (born 18 February 1947) is a Ukrainian athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Nina Aleksandrovna Zhivanevskaya is a 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer from Russia, who has swum for Spain since 1999, following her marriage to a Spaniard.
Nina Viktorovna Baldycheva was a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1970 to 1980. She won three medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay (1976), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1980), and a bronze in the 5 km (1976). In the relay in 1976, she injured her left hand in a fall at the start, but completed the race.
Nina Anatolievna Zyuskova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.
Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina is a badminton player from Russia. Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the only Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.
Nina Yuryevna Gopova-Trofimova is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a gold in 1976 and a silver in 1980.
Nina Aleksandrovna Gruzintseva was a Russian Soviet canoe sprinter who had her best achievements on the 500 m distance in doubles. In this event she won a world title in 1958 and two European titles in 1957 and 1961; she finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She also won European medals in the single and quad kayak events. Between 1955 and 1968 she won 18 national titles. After retiring from competitions she worked as a referee, particularly at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.
Events from the year 1992 in Denmark.
Nina Smoleyeva is a former volleyball player for the USSR. Smoloyeva was a major player who helped the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team to become the most dominant team in the late 1960s to early 1970s, by winning the 1968 Olympics, the 1970 FIVB World Championship, the 1972 Olympics, and the 1973 FIVB World Cup in row. She also helped the Soviet Union to European Championship titles in 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1977.
Nina Dmitriyevna Umanets is a Ukrainian rower. She competed in the women's eight for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics where she won the silver medal. Umanets also won five gold medals at the World Rowing Championships.
Nina Ilyinichna Preobrazhenskaya is a Soviet rower. She first competed, under her maiden name Nina Antoniuk, at an international level at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she won silver with the women's eight. At the subsequent championships in 1978 and 1979, she became world champion in that boat glass. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal with the women's eight.
Nina Nikolayevna Frolova is a retired Soviet rowing cox. She was the first Soviet cox who was promoted to the honored master of sport.
Nina Viktorovna Cheremisina is a Russian former rowing cox, who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Nina Curtis is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing, winning a silver medal.
Nina Adams Harmer, also known by her married name Nina Thompson, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympian, and Pan American Games gold medalist.
Nina Kathy Rillstone is a New Zealand long-distance and marathon runner. She is a national champion in both middle and long-distance running, and a national record holder for the half-marathon.
Nina Hansen is a Danish athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nina Merkulova is a Soviet alpine skier. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Nina Khadzhiyankova is a Bulgarian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Nina Proskura is a Ukrainian rower. She competed in the women's coxless pair event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.