Marina Koshevaya (born April 1, 1960, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

) is a former

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swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in

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, Canada, where she received a gold medal in ''200 m breaststroke'', and a bronze medal in ''100 m breaststroke''."1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)

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