Galina Nikolaevna Prosumenschtschikowa

Prosumenschtschikowa, 1966

Galina Nikolajewna Prosumenschtschikowa ( Russian Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова ; born November 26, 1948 in Sevastopol , Soviet Union ; † July 19, 2015 ) was a swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union.

Life

Galina Prosumenschtschikowa was one of the best breast swimmers of the 1960s and 1970s and was the first female swimmer from the Soviet Union to become Olympic champion in swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo under her maiden name Galina Stepanova . She won the 200 m chest. She also collected other medals and, among other things, became the first European champion in the 100 m chest in 1970 .

In 1977 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Web links

Commons : Galina Prozumenshchikova - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Galina Nikolajewna Prosumenschtschikowa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Скончалась олимпийская чемпионка по плаванию Галина Прозуменщиковаwar. In: kommersant.ru. Всероссийская Федерация Плавания, July 19, 2015, accessed July 19, 2015 (Russian).

personal data
SURNAME	Prosumenschtschikowa, Galina Nikolajewna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Прозуменщикова, Галина Николаевна (Russian); Prosumenschtschikowa, Galina (German); Stepanowa, Galina (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Soviet swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 26, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sevastopol
DATE OF DEATH	19th July 2015

[1] Скончалась олимпийская чемпионка по плаванию Галина Прозуменщиковаwar. In: kommersant.ru. Всероссийская Федерация Плавания, July 19, 2015, accessed July 19, 2015 (Russian).