Nataliya Donchenko
(1932-2022)
Soviet speed skater
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Natalya Sergeyevna Donchenko (Russian: Наталья Серге́евна Донченко; 25 August 1932 – 11 July 2022) was the first female Soviet speed skater to win an Olympic medal. She had taught herself to skate on an abandoned rink during world war two. She was spotted and asked to join a skating team. She said her most proud moment was to win in 1945 but her Olympic Siver medal in California was her greatest achievement.
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25 August 1932 Moscow, Russia
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11 July 2022 (aged 89) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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