Pisareva, Mariya (1934–)
Pisareva, Mariya (1934–)
Soviet track-and-field athlete. Name variations: Maria Pissaryeva. Born April 1934 in USSR.
At Melbourne Olympics, tied for a silver medal in the high jump with Thelma Hopkins of Great Britain (1956).
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