Svetlana Ivanovna Krachevskaya

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Svetlana Krachevskaya ( Russian Светлана Ивановна Крачевская ., English transcription Svetlana Krachevskaya, born Эсфирь Долженко - Esfir Dolschenko - Esfir Dolzhenko * 23. November 1944 in Schyroke , Rajon Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi , Ukrainian SSR ) is a former Soviet shot putter .

Starting under her maiden name, she finished fourth at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and Soviet champion the following year. Under the name Krachevskaya, five more national titles in the open air (1975-1978, 1980) and three in the hall (1976-1988) followed.

In 1976, a silver medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships was followed by a ninth place at the Olympic Games in Montreal . At the end of her career, she won the silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Personal best

  • Shot put: 21.42 m, July 24, 1980, Moscow
    • Hall: 20.06 m, February 22, 1976, Munich

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personal data
SURNAME Krachevskaya, Svetlana Ivanovna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Крачевская, Светлана Ивановна; Krachevskaya, Svetlana; Долженко, Эсфирь; Dolschenko, Esfir; Dolzhenko, Esfir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet shot putter
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Shyroke , Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyj district , Ukrainian SSR