Rimma Zhukova

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Rimma Mikhaylovna Zhukova (Russian: Римма Михайловна Жукова) (born 14 March 1925 in Yekaterinburg, Russia – died 1999) was a speed skater.

Rimma Zhukova competed for the Soviet Union and after having become Soviet Allround Champion three times and having won the prestigious Kirov prize four times, she became World Allround Champion in 1955. Zhukova was one of the Soviet women who dominated skating for almost 20 years starting in 1948. Since all three medals at every one of the twelve World Championships between 1953 and 1964 were won by Soviet women, the strongest competition Zhukova experienced came from other Soviet skaters.

[edit] Medals

An overview of medals won by Zhukova at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

Championships	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal
World Allround	1955	1953 1954 1956	1949 1950
Soviet Allround	1952 1953 1954	1951	1949 1955 1957

[edit] World records

Over the course of her career, Zhukova skated eight world records:

Event	Result	Date	Venue
1,500 m	2:36.7	17 March 1950	Kirov
5,000 m	9:22.3	17 March 1950	Kirov
3,000 m	5:21.3	8 January 1952	Medeo
1,000 m	1:36.6	22 January 1952	Medeo
Old combination	208.750	22 January 1952	Medeo
3,000 m	5:13.8	23 January 1953	Medeo
5,000 m	9:01.6	24 January 1953	Medeo
Old combination	204.010	24 January 1953	Medeo

[edit] Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Zhukova skated her personal records.

Event	Result	Date	Venue	WR
500 m	46.6	24 January 1952	Medeo	46.4
1,000 m	1:34.4	12 January 1955	Medeo	1:36.4
1,500 m	2:27.7	11 January 1955	Medeo	2:25.5
3,000 m	5:13.8	23 January 1953	Medeo	5:21.3
5,000 m	9:01.6	24 January 1953	Medeo	9:10.7