Antonina Alekseyevna Ryzhova ( rus, Антонина Алексеевна Рыжова; July 5, 1934 – May 1, 2020) was a

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competitive volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She was born in

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* , retrieved 2010-12-11. Soviet women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union 1934 births Sportspeople from Moscow 2020 deaths Russian women's volleyball players Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub