Tamara Safonova
.jpg) Safonova in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 June 1946 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Stepanovna Safonova (née Fedosova; later Pogozheva and Safonova; Russian: Тамара Степановна Федосова-Погожева-Сафонова; born 24 June 1946) is a retired Russian diver. She competed in the 3-metre springboard at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, second and seventeenth place, respectively.[1]
She won bronze medals in the springboard at three consecutive European championships: in 1966, 1970 and 1974.[2] She was a Soviet champion in this event in 1964, 1966–1968 and 1970–1974.[3]
Her husband, Mikhail Safonov, is a Russian diver who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tamara Fedosova-Pogozheva-Safonova. sports-reference.com
- ^ European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com
- ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 223. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
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