Maria Vasilyevna Golubnichaya (russian: Мария Васильевна Голубничая) (24 February 1924 – August 2015)Biography of Maria Golubnichaya
was a

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athlete who mainly competed in the 80 metre Hurdles. She trained at the Burevestnik sports society in

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. She competed for the Soviet Union in the

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held in

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in the 80 metre hurdles, where she won the silver medal.

References

1924 births 2015 deaths Russian female hurdlers Soviet female hurdlers Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Burevestnik (sports society) athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub