Tamara Tyshkevich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tamara Tyshkevich

Belarusian shot putter

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: Vitebsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1997

Profession: athletics competitor

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Tamara Andreevna Tyshkevich (Belarusian: ?????? ????????? ????????, Russian: ?????? ????????? ????????; 31 March 1931 – 27 December 1997) was a Soviet shot putter.
She won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and placed fourth in 1952, losing to her long-term rival Galina Zybina.
At the European championships she won a bronze medal in 1954 and a silver in 1958.Tyshkevich was born in Belarus.
During World War II her family fled to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she spent most of her life.
She took up athletics in 1947 and retired in 1962, becoming an athletics coach.