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Tatyana Providokhina

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Tatyana Providokhina
Personal information
Born26 March 1953 (1953-03-26) (age 71)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 800 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Prague 800 m

Tatyana Petrovna Providokhina (Russian: Татьяна Петровна Провидохина; born 26 March 1953 in Leningrad) is a former Soviet athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.

She competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event. She also won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tatyana Providokhina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2010.