Maria Golubnichaya

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Maria Vasilyevna Golubnichaya (Russian: Мария Васильевна Голубничая) (24 February 1924 – August 2015)[1][2] was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 80 metre Hurdles. She trained at the Burevestnik sports society in Moscow.[3] She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 80 metre hurdles, where she won the silver medal.

Maria Golubnichaya
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 80 metre Hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Bern 80 metre Hurdles

References

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  1. ^ Profile Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Biography of Maria Golubnichaya (in Russian)
  3. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 387.