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| Born | October 31, 1943 Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||
| Occupation | Handball player | ||||||||
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Rafiga Mahmud qizi Shabanova (born October 31, 1943, Baku) is a former Soviet/Azerbaijani handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1976 she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played three matches and scored one goal. In 2023, Shabanova received the Honorary Order award from Saleh Mammadov. [2]
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