Natalya Pechonkina (maiden name Burda, later Chistyakova,russian: Наталья Печёнкина (Бурда, Чистякова); born July 15, 1946) is a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Under maiden name Burda, she began athletics in

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, coached by B.Kolokolov. She received the title Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class in 1967 and competed for the

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in the

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held in

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in the 400 metres where she won the bronze medal. She is the mother of pole vaulter

Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Valentinovich Chistiakov (russian: Виктор Валeнтинoвич Чистяков; born February 9, 1975, in Moscow) is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed for a period for Australia. Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov ...

and the grandmother of Australian pole vaulters Liz Parnov and

Vicky Parnov Vicky Parnov (born 24 October 1990 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is an Australian athlete who competes in

External links

Profile at sporting-heroes.net
1946 births Russian female sprinters Soviet female sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Living people Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub