Kazankina, Tatyana (1951–)

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Kazankina, Tatyana (1951–)

Russian runner. Name variations: Tatiana Kazankina. Born Dec 17, 1951, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), USSR.

Won gold medals for the 800 meters and 1,500 meters at Montreal (1976), the only woman to win double gold in those events in the same Olympics until then; won a gold medal for the 1,500 meters at Moscow Olympics (1980); was the 1st woman to run the 1,500 in 3:52.47, faster than the men's record set by Paavo Nurmi in 1924 (Aug 13, 1980).