Irina Anatolyevna Beglyakova (; February 26, 1933 – March 19, 2018)Серебряный призер ОИ-1956 в метании диска Ирина Беглякова скончалась на 86-м году жизни
was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the

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. She trained at Burevestnik in

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. She competed for the

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in the

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held in

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in the Discus where she won the Silver medal.

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1933 births 2018 deaths Russian female discus throwers Soviet female discus throwers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Russian sportswomen {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub