Nina Ilyinichna Preobrazhenskaya (russian: Нина Ильинична Преображенская , born 16 February 1956) is a Soviet rower. She first competed, under her maiden name Nina Antoniuk, at an international level at the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed ...

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, Netherlands, where she won silver with the women's eight. At the subsequent championships in

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and

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, she became world champion in that boat glass. At the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, she won a silver medal with the women's eight.

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* 1956 births Living people People from Stavyshche Ukrainian female rowers Soviet female rowers Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Kyiv Oblast {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub