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Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née Romashkova; Russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion. [2] Career. Ponomaryova became interested in athletics in 1947, [2] when she entered the Physical Training Faculty of the Stavropol Pedagogical Institute.
- 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
- 19 August 2016 (aged 87), Moscow, Russia
- 84 kg (185 lb)
Aug 19, 2016 · Nina Ponomaryova, (aka Romashkova) a Soviet discus thrower, won the Soviet Union's first Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet team that participated in the Olympic Games for the first...
Aug 18, 2016 · Biography. On the evening of 20 July 1952, Nina Romashkova (later Ponomaryova) became the first Soviet athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, and she also added another gold at the 1960 Olympics and won bronze at the 1956 Olympics. Romashkova-Ponomaryova, who took up athletics in 1947, when she started her university studies, was also the 1954 ...
- Nina Apollonovna•Romashkova-Ponomaryova
- Female
- Competed in Olympic Games
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Year of Birth 1929. Olympic Results. Biography. On the evening of 20 July 1952, Nina Romashkova (later Ponomaryova) became the first Soviet athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, and she also added another gold at the 1960 Olympics and won bronze at the 1956 Olympics.
Aug 21, 2016 · Nina Ponomaryova, who has died aged 87, was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic Champion; a sporting heroine in her homeland – she won her first gold in Helsinki aged 23 – in...
Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née Romashkova; Russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion.
The Women's shot put event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Russian athlete Nina Ponomaryova Ural Oblast from won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. [1]
