Antonina Nikolaevna Popova
Antonina Nikolajewna Popowa ( Russian Антонина Николаевна Попова , English transcription Antonina Popova, née Solotuchina - Золотухина - Zolotukhina; born April 25, 1935 in Taganrog ) is a former Russian discus thrower who started for the Soviet Union .
At the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm in 1958 , she was eighth. In 1961 she won silver at the Universiade , and in 1962 she was fourth at the EM in Belgrade .
After their marriage, she finished fifth at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and the 1969 European Championship in Athens.
She set her personal best of 59.80 m on July 16, 1968 in Moscow .
Web links
- Antonina Nikolajewna Popowa in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Antonina Popova in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Popova, Antonina Nikolaevna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Попова, Антонина Николаевна; Popova, Antonina; Solotuchina, Antonina; Золотухина, Антонина; Zolotukhina, Antonina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Russian discus thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taganrog |