Galina Bukharina
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Galina Petrovna Bukharina is a Soviet
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Bukharina trained at the Armed Forces sports society
in Moscow
. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics
held in Mexico City
, Mexico
in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Zharkova, Vera Popkova
and Lyudmila Samotyosova.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Bukharina trained at the Armed Forces sports society
Armed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
held in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Zharkova, Vera Popkova
Vera Popkova
Vera Ivanovna Popkova was a Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the sprints. She had personal bests of 11.3 seconds for the 100 metres and 23.0 seconds for the 200 metres...
and Lyudmila Samotyosova.