Galina Dolgushina
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| Nationality |  Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Almaty | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nikolay Vassilyev | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Galina Dolgushina (Kazakh: Галина Долгушина; born March 28, 1981, in Alma-Ata) is a Kazakhstani modern pentathlete.[1] As of 2011, she is ranked no. 194 in the world by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).
Dolgushina qualified for the
pistol shooting, and freestyle swimming. She quickly moved to the top of the rankings, when she finished third in a one-touch épée fencing, and thirteenth in show jumping. In the end, Dolgushina finished the event with cross-country running in twenty-sixth place, for a total score of 5,216 points.[2]
At the
Guangzhou, China, Dolgushina became one of the major highlights in the women's modern pentathlon, when a nine-year-old retired racehorse died from a neck injury following a spill that left her hospitalized. Dolgushina appeared to be having a difficulty handling the horse, which failed to jump twice over the course barrier and repeatedly knocked off other obstacles. She almost completed the course of the show jumping segment, until she was suddenly thrown forward and pinned by the horse's body. Dolgushina was immediately taken by an ambulance to nearby hospital, where her condition was later upgraded to stable.[3]
References
- ^ "Galina Dolgushina". 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Zhang, Yuchen (24 November 2010). "Kazakh rider hospitalized in pentathlon spill". China Daily. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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