Galina Savitskaya

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Galina Savitskaya (born 13 July 1961) is a Belarusian former basketball player, born in Minsk, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Savitskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.