Margarita Nikolaeva (23 September 1935 – 21 December 1993) was a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

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. She competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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where she received a gold medal on vault (result - 19.316), and also a gold medal with the Soviet team (result - 382.320)."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics"
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* 1935 births 1993 deaths Russian female artistic gymnasts Soviet female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Sportspeople from Ivanovo Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub