Vera Iosifovna Pizhurina ( 1912 , Kiev - 1983 , Moscow ) - Soviet athlete, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1948), repeated country record holder in 400 m race. USSR champion in 200 m race - 1938, 400 m - 1938, 1940, 1946, 4 × 400 m - 1938
| Vera Iosifovna Pizhurina | |
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| A country |  the USSR |
| Specialization | Athletics |
| Club | Sports Society Dynamo |
| Date of Birth | 1912 |
| Place of Birth | Kiev |
| Date of death | 1983 |
| A place of death | Moscow |
| Sports Awards | |||
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| USSR Championship | |||
| Gold | 1938 | 200 m | |
| Gold | 1938 | 400 m | |
| Gold | 1938 | relay race 4x400 m | |
| Gold | 1940 | 400 m | |
| Gold | 1946 | 400 m | |
State and departmental awards
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Biography
Born in Kiev in 1912 .
She played for the sports society Dynamo (Kiev) and Spartak (Moscow) .
During the Great Patriotic War, she moved from occupied Kiev to Moscow. She worked in a hospital, caring for the wounded [1] .
The last years of his life - a teacher of the department of physical education and a track and field coach at MGPI im. V.I. Lenin (now MPGU).
In 1983, Vera Iosifovna died.
Notes
- ↑ Spartak − 70 “THE HEIRS OF THE Banner of Glory” Archived on May 6, 2010.
Literature
- Dynamo. Encyclopedia. - M .: OLMA-PRESS, 2003.