Valentina Vladimirovna Cherkasova (russian: Валентина Владимировна Черкасова ; born June 22, 1958) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

. She won the Bronze medal in the 50 m rifle 3 pos in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She was born in

Jõhvi Jõhvi is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative centre of the Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. ...

. In 1981 she graduated from a sport school in Moscow. She began her shooting career in 1971 in

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru county, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which ...

, coached by Vladimir Sidorov. In

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Soul, she won bronze medal. In

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona she finished 5th. She is 3-times Estonian champion. 1975–1977 she was a member of Estonian national shooting team. She was also a member of Soviet Union national shooting team. Since about late-1970s she is living in Russia.

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1958 births Soviet female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in shooting Living people Olympic shooters of the Soviet Union Olympic shooters of the Unified Team Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Jõhvi {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub