Rimma Mikhailovna Zhukova (russian: Римма Михайловна Жукова, 14 March 1925,

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) was a Soviet

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. Rimma Zhukova competed for the

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and after having become Soviet Allround Champion three times and having won the prestigious Kirov prize four times, she became World Allround Champion in 1955. Zhukova was one of the Soviet women who dominated skating for almost 20 years starting in 1948. Since all three medals at every one of the twelve World Championships between 1953 and 1964 were won by Soviet women, the strongest competition Zhukova experienced came from other Soviet skaters. __NOTOC__

Medals

An overview of medals won by Zhukova at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

World records

Over the course of her career, Zhukova skated eight

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Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the ''WR'' column lists the official world records on the dates that Zhukova skated her personal records. Note that Zhukova's personal record on the 1000 m was not a world record because Tamara Rylova skated 1:33.4 at the same tournament. Zukova has an Adelskalender score of 193.050 points.

References

Rimma Zhukova at SkateResults.comRimma Zhukova
''Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V.'' (German Skating Association).
Historical World Records
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