Valentyna Bolshova

Valentyna Maslovskaya
Personal information
Native nameВаленти́на Анатоліївна Масло́вська
Birth nameValentyna Anatoliyivna Maslovskaya
NationalityUkrainian
Born(1937-01-30)30 January 1937
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died21 May 2023(2023-05-21) (aged 86)
Palafrugell, Spain
Sport
SportSprinting
Event200 metres

Valentyna Anatoliyivna Bolshova (Ukrainian: Валенти́на Анато́ліївна Большо́ва; Russian: Валенти́на Анато́льевна Большо́ва; née Maslovskaya; 30 January 1937 – 21 May 2023) was a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union.[1]

Maslovskaya was the wife of Soviet athlete Viktor Bolshov, mother of Soviet-Moldovan athlete Olga Bolșova, and grandmother of Moldovan-Spanish tennis player Aliona Bolșova. Maslovskaya died on 21 May 2023 in Spain; she was previously misreported to have died in 2002.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valentyna Maslovska Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Знаменитая советская легкоатлетка пережила свою мнимую смерть на 20 лет" (in Russian). 8 June 2023.
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