Valentyna_Maslovska

Valentyna Maslovska

Valentyna Maslovska

Ukrainian sprinter (1937–2023)

Valentyna Anatoliyivna Bolshova (Ukrainian: Валенти́на Анато́ліївна Большо́ва; Russian: Валенти́на Анато́льевна Большо́ва; née Maslovska; 30 January 1937 – 21 May 2023) was a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union.[1]

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Maslovska was the wife of Soviet athlete Viktor Bolshov, mother of Soviet-Moldovan athlete Olga Bolșova, and grandmother of Moldovan-Spanish tennis player Aliona Bolșova. Maslovska died on 21 May 2023 in Spain; she was previously misreported to have died in 2002.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valentyna Maslovska Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Знаменитая советская легкоатлетка пережила свою мнимую смерть на 20 лет" (in Russian). 8 June 2023.


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