Lyudmila Vasilyevna Shapovalova-Aksyonova (russian: Людмила Васильевна Аксёнова; also transliterated Aksenova, born 23 April 1947 in
Sevastopol
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) is a
Soviet
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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at
VSS Avanhard in
Kiev
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.
She competed for Soviet Union in the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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held in
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates
Inta Kļimoviča,
Natalya Sokolova and
Nadezhda Ilyina.
References
Liudmyla Aksenova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
External links
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1947 births
Soviet female sprinters
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Living people
Ukrainian female sprinters
Sportspeople from Sevastopol
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
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