Astakhova, Polina (1936–)
Astakhova, Polina (1936–)
Soviet gymnast. Born Oct 30, 1936; grew up in Ukraine.
At Melbourne Olympics, won a bronze medal for team all-around, portable apparatus, and gold medal for team all-around (1956); at Rome Olympics, won a bronze medal for indiv. all-around, silver for floor exercises, and gold medals for team all-around and uneven bars (1960); at Tokyo Olympics, won bronze medal in indiv. all-around, silver for floor, and gold for team all-around and uneven bars (1964); at World championships, won team all-around (1958, 1962); at European championships, won a gold medal in balance beam (1959), then uneven bars and balance beam (1961); won USSR Cup (1965).
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