Marina Shamal

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Marina Shamal
Personal information
Born (1939-04-09) 9 April 1939 (age 84)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDynamo Moscow

Marina Yakubovna Shamal (Russian: Марина Якубовна Шамаль; born 9 April 1939) is a retired Russian swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eights in the 4×100 m freestyle and medley relays.[1] She was a national champion in the 100 m freestyle (1962, 1963), 4×100 m freestyle (1955) and 4×100 m medley events (1956).[2]

She married Igor Luzhkovsky, who also competed at the 1960 Olympics in swimming, and changed her last name to Luzhkovskaya (Russian: Лужковская).[1] After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach in swimming and synchronized swimming.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Marina Shamal. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 208. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. ^ Шамаль Марина. ussr-swimming.ru