Zybina, Galina

Zybina, Galina

▪ Soviet athlete
born January 22, 1931, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R.
 
 Soviet shot-putter and javelin thrower who set eight consecutive world records in the shot put between 1952 and 1956 and won three Olympic medals.

      Zybina's mother and brother perished from starvation and exposure during World War II, a fate she witnessed and to which she almost succumbed. By 1950, however, she was a major force in track-and-field throwing events, holding Soviet records in the javelin, sport grenade, and shot put. Between 1952 and 1956 she set 14 Soviet shot put records.

      Zybina won a gold in the shot put at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, with a put of 15.28 metres (50 feet 1.75 inches). She competed in the shot put at the next three Olympics, winning a silver at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia, and a bronze at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.

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