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Olha Semenova (Ukrainian : Ольга Семенова, born October 6, 1964) is a Ukrainian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1988 she won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. [1] She played three matches and scored six goals. [2]
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