Galina Stepanskaya
Soviet speed skater
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Born | (1949-01-27) 27 January 1949 (age 75) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Trud Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Galina Andreyevna Stepanskaya (Russian: Галина Андреевна Степанская; born 27 January 1949) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. She won the 1,500 m event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was Soviet Allround Champion in 1976 and 1977 and won silver twice at the World Allround Championships, in 1977 and 1978.[1][2] In 2009, she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.[3]
World records
During her career, Stepanskaya set three world records:[2]
Distance | Result | Date | Location |
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3,000 m | 4:40.59 | 16 March 1976 | Medeo |
3,000 m | 4:31.00 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
Mini combination | 173.810 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
Personal records
Distance | Result | Date | Location |
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500 m | 42.44 | 3 April 1978 | Medeo |
1,000 m | 1:24.06 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
1,500 m | 2:10.12 | 22 March 1976 | Medeo |
3,000 m | 4:31.00 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
References
- ^ Galina Stepanskaya Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Galina Stepanskaya. speedskatingstats.com
- ^ Медведев поздравил с юбилеем олимпийскую чемпионку Галину Степанскую. RIA Novosti. 27 January 2009.
External links
- Galina Stepanskaya in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Galina Stepanskaya at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Galina Stepanskaya at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Galina Stepanskaya at Olympics.com
- Galina Stepanskaya at Olympedia
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- 1960: Lidiya Skoblikova (URS)
- 1964: Lidiya Skoblikova (URS)
- 1968: Kaija Mustonen (FIN)
- 1972: Dianne Holum (USA)
- 1976: Galina Stepanskaya (URS)
- 1980: Annie Borckink (NED)
- 1984: Karin Enke (GDR)
- 1988: Yvonne van Gennip (NED)
- 1992: Jacqueline Börner (GER)
- 1994: Emese Hunyady (AUT)
- 1998: Marianne Timmer (NED)
- 2002: Anni Friesinger (GER)
- 2006: Cindy Klassen (CAN)
- 2010: Ireen Wüst (NED)
- 2014: Jorien ter Mors (NED)
- 2018: Ireen Wüst (NED)
- 2022: Ireen Wüst (NED)
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