Klavdiya Tochonova

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Klavdiya Aleksandrovna Tochonova (Russian: Клавдия Александровна Точёнова; 16 November 1921 – 30 May 2004) was a Soviet track and field athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. She won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and silver at the 1950 European Championships. In October 1949 she set a world record of 14.86 m in Tbilisi. Tochonova won the shot put event at the 1949 and 1951 World Student Games and at the 1951 Soviet championships. After retiring from competitions she worked as an athletics coach in Saint Petersburg.[1]

Klavdiya Tochonova
Tochonova at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born16 November 1921
Kostonosovo, Tver, Russian SFSR
Died30 May 2004 (aged 82)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportShot put
ClubMedik Leningrad
Achievements and titles
Personal best15.09 m (1952)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Shot put
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1950 Brussels Shot put
World Festival of Youth and Students
Gold medal – first place 1949 Budapest Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1951 Berlin Shot put

References

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  1. ^ a b Klavdiya Tochonova. sports-reference.com