Tamara Sosnova
 Tamara Sosnova in 1966 | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
18 December 1949 Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Club | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Mikhaylovna Sosnova (Russian: Тамара Михайловна Соснова; born 18 December 1949 in Moscow) is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She also competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics but did not reach the finals.[2] Between 1964 and 1968 she won 10 national championships and set 21 national records in 100 m (1), 200 m (4), 400 m (8), 800 m (3), 1500 m (1) and freestyle relays (4).[3]
After marriage, she changed her last name to Kravchenko (Russian: Кравченко). Her husband, Vladimir Kravchenko, also competed in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] After retiring from swimming she taught at the Russian State Agricultural University.[4]
References
- ↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- 1 2 "Tamara Sosnova". sports-reference. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru (in Russian)
- ↑ Соснова Тамара. ussr-swimming.ru
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