Valentina Yakovleva (russian: Валентина Яковлева; born 18 January 1947) is a Soviet swimmer. She competed at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

in the 100 m butterfly event, but did not reach the final. Between 1963 and 1965 she won two national titles and set seven national records in butterfly and medley disciplines. After marriage she changed her last name to Rakaeva (russian: Ракаева). She works as a swimming coach at a Moscow sports school; she is also a swimming referee.

References

1947 births Living people Soviet female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Ukrainian female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Lviv {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub