Tatyana Prorochenko (russian: Татьяна Пророченко, uk, Тетяна Пророченко) (March 15, 1952 in

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

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 ...

– March 11, 2020) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Prorochenko trained at VSS Kolos in

Zaporizhia Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...

. She competed for the

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in the

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held in

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, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won a bronze medal with her teammates Lyudmila Maslakova,

Vera Anisimova Vera Vasilyevna Anisimova (russian: Вера Васильевна Анисимова; born 25 May 1952 in Moscow) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. S ...

and

Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Nadezhda Viktorovna Besfamilnaya (russian: Надежда Викторовна Бесфамильная) (born 27 December 1950) is a Soviet Union, Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Besfamilnaya trained at the Armed Forces ...

. She returned to 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 ...

held in

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, this time moving up to the 4 x 400 metres, where she won the gold medal with her teammates Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova and Irina Nazarova. After finishing her career Prorochenko worked for the Ukrainian Athletic Federation and in the

National Olympic Committee of Ukraine The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine ( uk, Нацiональний олiмпiйський комiтет України) is a non-profit all-Ukrainian public organization responsible for development, reinforcement, and protection of the Olym ...

. Prorochenko died from

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on 11 March 2020. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, her family organised a public appeal for money in 2019 to pay for her treatment.

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* 1952 births 2020 deaths Ukrainian female sprinters Soviet female sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union People from Berdiansk European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Deaths from cancer in Ukraine Sportspeople from Zaporizhzhia Oblast Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub