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Valentina Poznyak

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Valentina Poznyak
Personal information
Born (1936-11-03) 3 November 1936 (age 88)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1959 Turin 100m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1961 Sofia 100m butterfly

Valentina Poznyak (Russian: Валентина Позняк; born 3 November 1936) is a Soviet swimmer. She took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay, but did not reach the finals.[1] Between 1957 and 1962 she won six national titles and set six national records in butterfly and medley relay events.[2]

Since the introduction of masters tournaments in the Soviet Union in 1989 she competed in this category and won several national titles between 1989 and 1999.[2]

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