Saida_Gunba

Saida Gunba

Saida Gunba

Soviet javelin thrower (1959–2018)

Saida Kanosovna Gunba (Georgian: საიდა გუმბა; 30 August 1959 in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR – 24 November 2018 in Pitsunda, Abkhazia[1])[2] was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affiliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.

Quick Facts Olympic medal record, Women's Track and field ...

She competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where she won the silver medal in the women's javelin competition.[3] She also finished fifth at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.

Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in 1980.[3]

References

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    The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. [2]
    Создана комиссия по организации похорон Саиды Гунба (in Russian)
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    Sports-reference


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