Bykova, Tamara (1958–)
Bykova, Tamara (1958–)
Soviet high jumper. Born Dec 21, 1958, in Azov, near Rostov-on-Don, USSR.
Won a gold medal (1983) and silver medal (1987), both for high jump, at World championships; broke 3 world records; at her peak, could not compete in Olympics because of Soviet boycott of Los Angeles Games; at Seoul Olympics, won a bronze medal in the high jump (1988).
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