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Nina Ponomaryova
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Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née Romashkova; Russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion.[2]
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![]() Ponomaryova at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1929-04-27)27 April 1929[1] Smychka, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 August 2016(2016-08-19) (aged 87)[1] Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Soviet Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 56.62 (1955)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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