Galina Savinkova

Galina Savinkova (Russian: Галина Савинкова; born 15 July 1953) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Soviet Union, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 23 May 1983 with a distance of 73.26 metres. A year later, on 8 September 1984 in Donetsk, she reached 73.28 metres. That mark still is the Russian national record.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	59.28 m

References

• All-Time Lists

Records
Preceded by Mariya Petkova	Women's Discus World Record Holder 23 May 1983 – 17 August 1984	Succeeded by Irina Meszynski
Sporting positions
Preceded by Irina Meszynski	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1983	Succeeded by Zdeňka Šilhavá
Preceded by Zdeňka Šilhavá	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1985	Succeeded by Diana Gansky