Svetlana Krachevskaya

Svetlana Ivanovna Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya (Russian: Светлана Ивановна Долженко-Крачевская; Ukrainian: Світлана Іванівна Крачевська; née Esfir Dolzhenko (Эсфирь Долженко); November 23, 1944)^[4] is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.

Nativename

Светлана Ивановна Долженко-Крачевская

FullnameSvetlana Ivanovna Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya

Born

Shyroke, Odesa, Ukraine

Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[1]

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Svetlana Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya

Personal information
Native name	Светлана Ивановна Долженко-Крачевская
Full name	Svetlana Ivanovna Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya
Born	Shyroke, Odesa, Ukraine
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)[2]
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Women's Track and Field
Event	Shot put
Club	Dynamo Moskva, Moskva[3]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Shot put European Indoor Championships 1976 Munich Shot put
Updated on 20 February 2015

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She is Jewish, and was born in Shyroke, Odesa, Ukraine.^[5][6] She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the shot put, where she won the silver medal.