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Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova

1957 – 2022

Soviet female javelin thrower

Javelin thrower Track and field coach
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Lived 1957 – 2022 (aged 64). Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova was a Russian javelin thrower and track and field coach.

Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova (; 8 February 1957 – Svobodny, Amur Oblast, 3 January 2022) was a Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

She ranked in the global top twenty-five for the discipline in 1984, recording a personal best mark of . Her sole international medal came at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, where she was a surprise winner with a throw of , beating East German champion (and future Olympic champion) Petra Felke and World Championships medallist Fatima Whitbread. Alongside Natalya Lisovskaya, she was only one of two Soviet female winners at the competition and helped her nation to second place in the team rankings. Gavrilova only placed ninth at the Soviet Athletics Championships that year and brought an end to Felke's 26-meeting undefeated streak.

Gavrilova died in Svobodny on 3 January 2022, at the age of 64.

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Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
Also known as
Olga Nikolayevna Gavrilova, Olga Gavrilova

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Who was Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova?

Soviet female javelin thrower

When was Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova born?

Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova was born on 8 February 1957.

When did Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova die?

Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova died on 3 January 2022 in Svobodny.

What was Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova's occupation?

Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova was a javelin thrower and track and field coach.

What nationality was Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova?

Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova was Russian.

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· Wikipedia: Olga Nikolaevna Gavrilova

· Wikidata: Q21673736

· DBpedia: Olga Gavrilova

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