Gorokhovskaya, Mariya (1921–)
Gorokhovskaya, Mariya (1921–)
Soviet gymnast. Born Oct 17, 1921, in USSR.
At Helsinki Olympics, won a silver medal in teams all-around, portable apparatus, silver medals in vault, floor exercises, balance beam, and uneven bars, and gold medals in team all-around and individual all-around (1952).
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