Galina Popova

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Galina Popova
Galina Popova 1956.jpg
Popova in Australia in 1956
Personal information
Birth nameVinogradova
Born (1932-06-02) 2 June 1932 (age 92)
Moscow, Russia[1]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, long jump
ClubBurevestnik Leningrad[2]
Coached byD. 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

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 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

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Balakhnichev, V. (2017). Легкая атлетика. Энциклопедия. Vol. 2: О–Я. ЛитРес. p. 190. ISBN 978-5-04-087032-5.
  3. ^ a b Galina Popova. trackfield.brinkster.net

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