Olga Dvirna

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Olga Dvirna
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Born (1953-02-11) 11 February 1953 (age 71)
Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Athens 1,500 metres

Olga Dvirna (born 11 February 1953) is a retired female middle distance runner who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres (3:54.23) on July 27, 1982, at a meet in Kiev.

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