Mariya Pinigina
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Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina (
Kyrgyz SSR) is a former Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kyiv. She represented the Soviet Union
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Pinigina competed for
world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten.[1]
She also won a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
In November 2013, she served as one of the torch bearers in Yakutsk for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay.[2]
Mariya Pinigina is married to Olympic wrestling champion Pavel Pinigin[citation needed].
References
- ^ "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Torch Relay braves record low temperatures". Olympic.org. 11 November 2013.
Torchbearers in Yakutsk included ... Seoul 1988 athletics gold medallist Maria Pinigina
External links
- Mariya Pinigina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mariya Pinigina at World Athletics
- Mariya Pinigina at Olympics.com
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