Galina Zybina
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 Galina Zybina |
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Shot put | |
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | Shot put | |
| Bronze | 1964 Tokyo | Shot put | |
Galina Ivanovna Zybina (Russian: Галина Ивановна Зыбина) (born January 22, 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. She trained at VSS Zenit and later at VSS Trud. Her fame rests primarily on eight consecutive world records in the shot put (1952 - 1956).
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