Tatyana Shchelkanova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet track and field athlete
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Place of Birth: Yeysk, Russia
About Tatyana Shchelkanova
- Tatyana Shchelkanova (Russian: ?????´?? ?????´????, 18 April 1937 – 24 November 2011) was a Soviet long jumper, sprinter and pentathlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1964 Olympics.
- In 1961 she set a world record at 6.48 m and extended it to 6.53 m in 1962 to and 6.70 m in 1964.
- However, in the Olympic final she only managed 6.42 m, while the winner Mary Rand broke the world record at 6.76 m.
- Shchelkanova won two European titles in the long jump, in 1962 and 1966 (indoor).Shchelkanova won five gold (long jump in 1961, 1963 and 1965; 100 m in 1961; and pentathlon in 1965) and one silver medal (80 hurdles in 1963) at the Summer Universiade, as well as 10 national titles in the long jump (1961–66), 4 × 100 m relay (1961-63), and pentathlon (1963).
- After retiring from competitions she headed a department at the St.
- Petersburg State University of Telecommunications.
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