Sofia Ivanovna Beketova (later Bazylnikova, russian: Софья Ивановна Бекетова (Базыльникова), born 1 June 1948) is a retired Russian rower who won
European titles in the
eight boat class in 1971 and 1973.
In 1967 Beketova graduated from the Murom Institute of Radio Engineering and moved to
Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...
, to work at a factory in Volna. There she started training in rowing. She retired around 1977 and soon gave birth to twins. Years later, she resumed competing and won three world titles in the masters category.
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1948 births
Living people
Russian female rowers
Soviet female rowers
People from Veliky Novgorod
Sportspeople from Novgorod Oblast
European Rowing Championships medalists