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| Born | (1931-08-10)10 August 1931 Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2021(2021-01-03) (aged 89) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||
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Valentina Nikolayevna Chumicheva (Russian: Валентина Николаевна Чумичёва, 10 August 1931 – 3 January 2021) was a Soviet diver. She competed in the 3m springboard at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth and fifth place, respectively. She won this event at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. After marriage, she changed her last name to Dedova (Russian: Дедова).
After retiring from competitive diving, she became the diving coach at CSKA. Among her students were Vyacheslav Strakhov and Elena Vaytsekhovskaya.
References
- "Ушла из жизни Дедова Валентина Николаевна". Russian Diving Federation. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021. (in Russian)
- ^ Valentina Chumicheva. sports-reference.com
- European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com
External links
- Valentina Chumicheva at Olympedia (archive)
- Profile at Infosport.ru (in Russian)
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