Tamara Sosnova
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Tamara Sosnova in 1966
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Born |
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1949-12-18
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18 December 1949
Moscow , Soviet Union |
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Died |
10 August 2011
(2011-08-10)
(aged
61)
Moscow , Russia |
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Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Club | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Mikhaylovna Sosnova ( Russian : Тамара Михайловна Соснова ; 18 December 1949 – 10 August 2011) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships . [1] She also competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics but did not reach the finals. [2] Between 1964 and 1968 she won 10 national championships and set 21 national records in 100 m (1), 200 m (4), 400 m (8), 800 m (3), 1500 m (1) and freestyle relays (4). [3]
She was the younger sister of Galina Sosnova . After marriage, she changed her last name to Kravchenko ( Russian : Кравченко ). Her husband, Vladimir Kravchenko , also competed in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics . [2] After retiring from swimming she taught at the Russian State Agricultural University . [4]
References
- ↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) . gbrathletics.com
- 1 2 "Tamara Sosnova" . sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 5 May 2012 .
- ↑ Сильнейшие советские пловцы . swimmingmasters.narod.ru (in Russian)
- ↑ Соснова Тамара . ussr-swimming.ru
External links
- Profile at Infosport.ru (in Russian)
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