Antonina Seredina

Antonina Seredina

Seredina at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1929-12-23)23 December 1929 Lovtsovo, Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	2 September 2016(2016-09-02) (aged 86)
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event	500 m
Club	Spartak Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-1 500 m 1960 Rome K-2 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m World Championships 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m 1958 Prague K-1 500 m 1958 Prague K-2 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-2 500 m

Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina (Russian: Антонина Александровна Середина; 23 December 1929 – 2 September 2016) was a Russian sprint canoeist. She won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and placed third in the doubles in 1968 and fourth in 1964. She also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-2 500 m: 1958, 1966).^[1]