Nina Vasilyevna Savina (russian: Нина Васильевна Савина; 29 September 1915 – 1965) 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 ...

canoe sprint Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are s ...

er who won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Savina won 18 Soviet titles in various rowing events. She held a PhD in

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

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1915 births 1965 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Russian female canoeists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub