Tatyana Providokhina
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Tatyana Providokhina (born March 26, 1953 in Leningrad
) is a Soviet
athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.
She competed for the USSR
in the 1980 Summer Olympics
held in Moscow
, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event. She also won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics
.
Saint Petersburg
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) is a Soviet
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 mainly competed in the 800 metres.
She competed for the USSR
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....
in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
held in Moscow
Moscow
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, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event. She also won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics
1978 European Championships in Athletics
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.