Lyudmila Pinayeva

Lyudmila Pinayeva
Pinayeva (center) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 January 1936 (1936-01-14) (age 88)
Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubTrud Leningrad
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1970 Copenhagen K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tampere K-2 500 m

Lyudmila Iosifovna Pinayeva (Russian: Людмила Иосифовна Пинаева; née Khvedosyuk, Russian: Хведосюк; born 14 January 1936) is a retired Soviet sprint canoeist. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won four medals, with three golds and one bronze.[1] She also won ten medals at the world championships with seven golds (K-1 500 m: 1966, 1970, 1971; K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1963, K-2 500 m: 1963, 1973).[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinayeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.