Nineli Vakula is 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 ...

sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She was born in

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. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the

1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark for the second time after hosting the event in 1950. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. Beginning at these championships, the ...

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References

* * Living people Sportspeople from Gomel Soviet female canoeists Year of birth missing (living people) Belarusian female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-canoe-bio-stub