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| Born | 10 August 1931 Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2021 (aged 89)[1] Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||
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Valentina Nikolayevna Chumicheva (Russian: Валентина Николаевна Чумичёва, 10 August 1931 – 3 January 2021) was a Soviet diver. She competed in the 3m springboard at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth and fifth place, respectively.[2] She won this event at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.[3] After marriage, she changed her last name to Dedova (Russian: Дедова).[2]
After retiring from competitive diving, she became the diving coach at CSKA. Among her students were Vyacheslav Strakhov and Elena Vaytsekhovskaya.
References
- ↑ "Ушла из жизни Дедова Валентина Николаевна". Russian Diving Federation. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021. (in Russian)
- 1 2 Valentina Chumicheva. sports-reference.com
- ↑ European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com
External links
- Valentina Chumicheva at Olympedia
- Profile at Infosport.ru (in Russian)
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