Galina Prozumenshchikova

Galina Prozumenshchikova
Prozumenshchikova in 1966
Personal information
Full nameGalina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova
National teamSoviet Union
Born(1948-11-26)26 November 1948
Sevastopol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 July 2015(2015-07-19) (aged 66)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubSKF Sevastopol; CSKA Moscow
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo200 m breaststroke
1968 Mexico City100 m breaststroke
1968 Mexico City200 m breaststroke
1972 Munich100 m breaststroke
1972 Munich200 m breaststroke
European Championships
1966 Utrecht200 m breaststroke
1966 Utrecht4×100 m medley
1970 Barcelona100 m breaststroke
1970 Barcelona200 m breaststroke
1970 Barcelona4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
1970 Turin100 m breaststroke
1970 Turin200 m breaststroke
1973 Moscow100 m breaststroke

Galina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova (Russian: Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова, IPA: [ɡɐˈlʲinə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə prəzʊˈmʲenʲɕːɪkəvə]; 26 November 1948 – 19 July 2015) was a Soviet breaststroke swimmer who also competed in medley relays. She won five Olympic medals in 1964, 1968 and 1972 and five European Championships medals in 1966 and 1970. Her first Olympic medal, the gold in 200 m breaststroke in 1964, was the first Olympic gold in swimming for the Soviet Union. From 1964 to 1966, she set five world records: four in 200 m and one in 100 m breaststroke events. Between 1963 and 1972, she won 15 national titles and set 27 national records.