Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

Soviet fencer

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1938

Place of Birth: Astrašycki Haradok, Belarus

Date of Death: 24-Jan-2000

Profession: fencer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ????????-?????????; 2 November 1938 – 24 January 2000) was a Soviet fencer.
She won gold medlas in the team foil event at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1962 Petrenko-Samusenko received a degree in engineering from a technical university in Minsk.
In retirement she worked as a fencing coach.
She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and Medal "For Labour Valour".In March 1996, while her flat was being robbed, Petrenko-Samusenko jumped from a second-floor balcony.
A rough landing resulted in multiple fractures in her spine and legs.
She never recovered, and died in January 2000.