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]

Lyudmila Pinayeva
Pinayeva (center) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 January 1936 (1936-01-14) (age 88)
Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubTrud Leningrad
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoK-1 500 m
1968 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
1968 Mexico CityK-2 500 m
1972 MunichK-2 500 m
World Championships
1963 JajceK-4 500 m
1963 JajceK-1 500 m
1963 JajceK-2 500 m
1966 East BerlinK-1 500 m
1966 East BerlinK-4 500 m
1970 CopenhagenK-1 500 m
1971 BelgradeK-1 500 m
1971 BelgradeK-4 500 m
1973 TampereK-4 500 m
1973 TampereK-2 500 m

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinayeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.


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