Vira Misevych ( uk, Віра Місевич; 10 April 1945 – 4 March 1995) was an
equestrian from
Soviet Union and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in
dressage
Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
with the Soviet team at 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 ...
in Moscow,
which all competitive equestrian teams boycotted.
References
External links
Biography of Vira Misevich
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1945 births
1995 deaths
Ukrainian female equestrians
Soviet female equestrians
Ukrainian dressage riders
Olympic equestrians for the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kyiv
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
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