Galina_Stepanskaya

Galina Stepanskaya

Galina Stepanskaya

Soviet speed skater

Galina Andreyevna Stepanskaya (Russian: Галина Андреевна Степанская; born 27 January 1949) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. She won the 1,500 m event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was Soviet Allround Champion in 1976 and 1977 and won silver twice at the World Allround Championships, in 1977 and 1978.[1][2] In 2009, she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.[3]

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World records

During her career, Stepanskaya set three world records:[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Galina Stepanskaya Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Galina Stepanskaya. speedskatingstats.com
  3. [3]
    Медведев поздравил с юбилеем олимпийскую чемпионку Галину Степанскую. RIA Novosti. 27 January 2009.


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