Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina (,

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Kulchunova; born 9 February 1958 in Ivanovka,

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) is a former Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the

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, training at Spartak in

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. She represented the Soviet Union. Pinigina competed for

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in the

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held in

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in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates 400 m hurdles silver medalist

Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya (, ; born 21 May 1966 in Shchyokino, Tula Oblast) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus, training in Minsk. Biography S ...

, 400 m bronze medalist

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and olympic 400 m champion

Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina (, maiden name Olga Arkad'evna Vladykina; ; born June 30, 1963, in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union (until 1991) and later Ukraine. Career Bryzhina trained at Dynamo (sports society), ...

. That USSR relay team set a new

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of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten. She also won a bronze medal at the

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. In November 2013, she served as one of the torch bearers in

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for the

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. Mariya Pinigina is married to Olympic wrestling champion

Pavel Pinigin Pavel Pinigin (; ; born 12 March 1953) is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He is also three times world champion in freestyle wrestling. He is married to athlete and Olympic champion Mariya Pinigina. Olympics ...

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