Galina Popova
Galina Mikhailovna Popova (Russian: Галина Михайловна Попова; née Vinogradova on 2 June 1932) is a retired Russian track athlete. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[1] In 1954 she equaled the European record over 100 m (11.5) four times, and in 1956 she set two world records in the long jump.[2][3]
 Popova in Australia in 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Vinogradova | |||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1932 Moscow, Russia[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, long jump | |||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Leningrad[2] | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | D. P. Ionov[2] | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.4 (1959) 200 m – 23.4 (1963) LJ – 6.31 m (1955)[3] | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Popova took up athletics in 1951 and was a member of the Soviet national team between 1953 and 1964. After retiring from competitions in 1964 she worked at the Lesgaft University, where in 1971 she defended a PhD on "Gas exchange and oxygenation of arterial blood during muscular load of maximum intensity".[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Popova Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Balakhnichev, V. (2017). Легкая атлетика. Энциклопедия. Vol. 2: О–Я. ЛитРес. p. 190. ISBN 978-5-04-087032-5.
- Galina Popova. trackfield.brinkster.net
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