Galina Bystrova
(1934-1999)
Soviet track and field athlete
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Galina Petrovna Bystrova (née Dolzhenkova; Russian: Галина Петровна Быстрова; 8 February 1934 – 11 October 1999) was a Soviet athlete. She competed in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best achievement of fourth place in 1956. In 1964 she also took part in the newly introduced pentathlon event and won a bronze medal. She also won three European titles, two in the pentathlon (1958 and 1962) and one in the hurdles (1958), and set three world records in these events. Domestically she won six national titles, in the pentathlon, hurdles and long jump.
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8 February 1934 Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
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| Died |
11 October 1999 (aged 65) Volgograd, Russia
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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