Saida Gunba
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1980 Moscow | Javelin |
Saida Kanosovna Gunba (Georgian: საიდა გუმბა; 30 August 1959 in Sukhumi, Abkhazia – 24 November 2018 in Pitsunda, Abkhazia)[1][2] was a Soviet javelin thrower.
She competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where she won the silver medal in the women's javelin competition.[3] She also finished fifth at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.
Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in 1980.[3]
References
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- 1959 births
- 2018 deaths
- Soviet female javelin throwers
- Female javelin throwers from Georgia (country)
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Sportspeople from Sukhumi
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Soviet athletics Olympic medalist stubs
- European athletics biography stubs
- Georgia (country) sportspeople stubs