Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

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Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (Russian: Татьяна Дмитриевна Петренко-Самусенко; 2 November 1938 – 24 January 2000) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil event at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

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Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Personal information
Born(1938-11-02)2 November 1938
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died24 January 2000(2000-01-24) (aged 61)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubDynamo Minsk
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1960 RomeFoil, women's team
1968 Mexico CityFoil, women's team
1972 MunichFoil, women's team
1964 TokyoFoil, women's team
World Fencing Championships
1963 GdanskFoil, team
1965 ParisFoil, team
1966 MoscowFoil, team
1966 MoscowFoil, individual
1970 AnkaraFoil, team
1959 BudapestFoil, team
1962 Buenos AiresFoil, team
1967 MontrealFoil, team
1969 HavanaFoil, team
1959 BudapestFoil, individual
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In 1962 Petrenko-Samusenko received a degree in engineering from a technical university in Minsk. In retirement she worked as a fencing coach.[3] She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and Medal "For Labour Valour".[4]

In March 1996, while her flat was being robbed, Petrenko-Samusenko jumped from a second-floor balcony. A rough landing resulted in multiple fractures in her spine and legs. She never recovered, and died in January 2000.[4]

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