Nina Serbina

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Nina Serbina
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1979 MontrealHigh jump

Nina Serbina (Ukrainian: Ніна Сербіна; born 21 July 1951) is a Ukrainian former high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union. She was a bronze medallist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, held in Montreal, with a jump of 1.90 m (6 ft 2+34 in).[1] Her lifetime best of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) was set in 1980 in Chernihiv.[2]

Serbina was among the most highly ranked athletes during her career, being the sixth best performer in the world in 1979 then the fourth best of 1980 (third in Europe).[3][4]

She is married to professional Latvian chess player Zigurds Lanka.[5]

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