Lyudmila Pinayeva

Lyudmila Iosifovna Pinayeva (Russian: Людмила Иосифовна Пинаева; née Khvedosyuk, Russian: Хведосюк; born 14 January 1936) is a retired Soviet sprint canoeist. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won four medals, with three golds and one bronze.^[1] She also won ten medals at the world championships with seven golds (K-1 500 m: 1966, 1970, 1971; K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1963, K-2 500 m: 1963, 1973).^[2]

Born14 January 1936 (1936-01-14) (age 90)

Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Weight67 kg (148 lb)

SportCanoe sprint

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Lyudmila Pinayeva

Pinayeva (center) at the 1964 Olympics
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Born	14 January 1936 (1936-01-14) (age 90) Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Trud Leningrad
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-1 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m 1972 Munich K-2 500 m World Championships 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 500 m 1963 Jajce K-2 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m 1970 Copenhagen K-1 500 m 1971 Belgrade K-1 500 m 1971 Belgrade K-4 500 m 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m 1973 Tampere K-2 500 m

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