Antonina Seredina

Antonina Seredina

Seredina (center) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	24 May 1935 (age 80) Lovtsovo, Tver Oblast, Russia
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event(s)	500 m
Club	Spartak Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-1 500 m 1960 Rome K-2 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m World Championships 1958 Prague K-2 500 m 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-2 500 m

Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina (Russian: Антонина Александровна Середина, born 23 December 1929) is a retired Russian sprint canoer. She won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and placed third in the doubles in 1968 and fourth in 1964. She also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966) and two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1958, 1966).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile