Marija Pasjun

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Marija Wassiljewna Pasjun ( Russian Мария Васильевна Пазюн / Ukrainian Марія Василівна Пазюн Marija Wassyliwna Pasjun * 17th July 1953 in Dsjunkiw , Oblast Vinnytsia , Ukrainian SSR ) is a former Soviet rower .

Life

The 1.80 m tall Marija Pasjun from Lokomotive Kiev won her first international medal at the 1977 World Championships when she finished second behind the GDR eight with the Soviet eight . At the 1978 World Championships , she rowed in the Soviet eight , which, after the boat from the GDR had won three victories, won the first title in this boat class for the Soviet Union. In the following year , the Soviet eight was able to defend the title. At the Olympic Games in Moscow, the Soviet eighth lost to the eighth from the GDR, who won the silver medal at the 1978 and 1979 World Championships. In 1981 Pasjun won her third world title, this time ahead of the US eight.

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personal data
SURNAME Pasjun, Marija
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Пазюн, Марія Василівна (Ukrainian); Pasjun, Marija Wassiljewna; Пазюн, Мария Васильевна
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet rower
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Dziunkiv , Vinnytsia Oblast , Ukrainian SSR