Galina Savinkova

Galina Savinkova (Russian: Галина Савинкова; born 15 July 1953) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Soviet Union, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 23 May 1983 with a distance of 73.26 metres. A year later, on 8 September 1984 in Donetsk, she reached 73.28 metres. That mark still is the Russian national record.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 59.28 m
Records
Preceded by
Mariya Petkova		 Women's Discus World Record Holder
23 May 1983 – 17 August 1984		 Succeeded by
Irina Meszynski
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Irina Meszynski		 Women's Discus Best Year Performance
1983		 Succeeded by
Zdeňka Šilhavá
Preceded by
Zdeňka Šilhavá		 Women's Discus Best Year Performance
1985		 Succeeded by
Diana Gansky



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