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Place of Birth: Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
About Sofia Beketova
- Sofia Ivanovna Beketova (later Bazylnikova, Russian: ????? ???????? ???????? (????????????), born 1 June 1948) is a retired Russian rower who won European titles in the eight boat class in 1971 and 1973.In 1967 Beketova graduated from the Murom Institute of Radio Engineering and moved to Novgorod, to work at a factory Volna.
- There she started training in rowing.
- She retired around 1977 and soon gave birth to twins.
- Years later, she resumed competing and won three world titles in the masters category.
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