Marina Viktorovna Logvinenko (russian: Марина Викторовна Логвиненко, née Dobrancheva, born 1 September 1961) is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the

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events.

Biography

Logvinenko was born in Shakhty. She competed at four Olympic Games and won five Olympic medals. At

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, she won both the 10 metre air pistol and

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event. She is the only woman and one of five athletes to win two individual shooting gold medals during one

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Olympic results

References

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