 Faina Melnik at the 1972 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Faina Grigorievna Melnik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1945 Bakota, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 2016 (aged 71) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Discus throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sevan Yerevan (1969–73) Spartak Moscow (1976–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 70.50 m (1976) SP – 20.03 m (1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Faina Grigorievna Veleva-Melnik (Russian: Фаина Григорьевна Велева-Мельник; Ukrainian: Фаїна Григорівна Велєва-Мельник, romanized: Faina Hryhorivna Velieva-Melnyk; née Melnik; 9 June 1945 – 16 December 2016) was a Soviet discus thrower, a 1972 Summer Olympics champion in the discus event. During her career she set 11 world records.[1][2]
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