Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili

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Olympic medal record
Women’s Athletics
Bronze	1952 Helsinki	200 metres
Bronze	1956 Melbourne	Long Jump

Nadezhda Pavlovna Khnykina (Russian: Надежда Павловна Хныкина-Двалишвили; maiden name Nadezhda Pavlovna Dvalishvili, Georgian: ნადეჟდა დვალიშვილ-ხნიკინა) (born June 24, 1933) 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.

References

External links

Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili on olympicgameswinners.com

Persondata
Name	Khnykina, Nadezhda
Alternative names	Dvalishvili, Nadezhda
Short description	Track and field competitor
Date of birth	June 24, 1933
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