Maria Golubnichaya

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

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.

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.