Lyudmila Pinayeva

Lyudmila Pinayeva

File:Hilde Lauer, Lyudmila Pinayeva, Marcia Jones 1964.jpg Pinayeva (center) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
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 Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City K-1 500 m Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-2 500 m World Championships Gold medal – first place 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce K-1 500 m Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce K-2 500 m Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m Gold medal – first place 1970 Copenhagen K-1 500 m Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-1 500 m Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-4 500 m Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m Silver medal – second place 1973 Tampere K-2 500 m

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. 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).

External links

• Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinayeva at Olympedia
• Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinaeva at Olympics.com