Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Track and field | |||
| Bronze | 1952 Helsinki | 200 metres | |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Long Jump | |
Nadezhda Pavlovna Khnykina (Russian: Надежда Павловна Хныкина; maiden name Nadezhda Pavlovna Dvalishvili) (Jun 24, 1933 - 1994 [1]) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres and long jump.
Khnykina trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi. She competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 200 metres where she won the bronze medal. She repeated this achievement in the 4 years later in Melbourne at the 1956 Summer Olympics only this time it was in the long jump.
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