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Born | [1] Smychka, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[2] | 27 April 1929|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 August 2016[1] Moscow, Russia | (aged 87)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Soviet Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 56.62 (1955)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née Romashkova; Russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion.[2]