Galina Tsareva
Galina Georgievna Tsareva (Russian: Галина Георгиевна Царева; born 19 April 1950) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1969-1980, winning 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. Between 1969 and 1987 she won at least 10 national titles. She had an unusually long cycling career and was a candidate for the 1988 Olympic team, when women's track cycling was first introduced to the Olympics.[1][2]
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| Born | 19 April 1950 Velikie Luki, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lokomotiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She married cycling coach Aleksandr Kuznetsov, they have three children. Nikolai (b. 1973) is a Russian cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics; Aleksei is also a competitive cyclist, whereas Svetlana (b. 1985) is a prominent Russian tennis player.
References
- Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810873699, p. 213
- Царева Галина Георгиевна
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