Olga Pavlovna Mineyeva (russian: Ольга Павловна Минеева; born September 1, 1952, in Degtyarsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a

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athlete, who competed for the

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at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in

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. There she won the silver medal in the

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in 1:54.81 minutes, splitting teammates Nadezhda Olizarenko and Tatyana Providokhina for a

clean sweep of the medals. She also won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, finishing with a time of 1:55.41 at the event in

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.. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.

References

1952 births Living people Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Russian female middle-distance runners Soviet female middle-distance runners Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub