Svetlana Vladimirovna Babich (russian: Светлана Владимировна Бабич, née , Korolyova; born July 17, 1947) is a retired female

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er who represented the

Soviet Union 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 national ...

twice at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: 1972 and 1976. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the

1973 Summer Universiade The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union. Sports and venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade * (Central Lenin Stadium) * ( Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium) * (Tchaika Po ...

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1947 births Living people Russian female javelin throwers Soviet female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Altai Krai 20th-century Russian women {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub