Valentina Yakovleva

Valentina Yakovleva
Personal information
Born (1947-01-18) 18 January 1947 (age 77)
Lviv, Ukraine
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDynamo Lviv

Valentina Yakovleva (Russian: Валентина Яковлева; born 18 January 1947) is a Soviet swimmer. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m butterfly event, but did not reach the final.[1] Between 1963 and 1965 she won two national titles and set seven national records in butterfly and medley disciplines.[2]

After marriage she changed her last name to Rakaeva (Russian: Ракаева). She works as a swimming coach at a Moscow sports school; she is also a swimming referee.[3]

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