Nina Grigoryevna Otkalenko (nee Pletneva ; May 23, 1928, Kozhlya , Central Black Earth Region - May 13, 2015, Moscow ) - Soviet athlete, Honored Master of Sports (1953), trainer and teacher. Fifteen-time world, European and USSR record holder in 400, 800 meters and relay races. 22-time champion of the USSR in 400, 800, 1500 m race, 3 × 800 m relay, 1 and 1/2 miles. 1954 European champion in 800 meters. 6-time winner of the international cross-country race for the prize of the “ Umanite ” newspaper.
 Nina Otkalenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| general information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nina G. Otkalenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | Kozlya , Lgovsky Uyezd , Central Black Earth Region , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and Place of Death | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainers | Boris Nikolaevich Pirogov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 55.5 (1954)WR * [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 2.05.0 (1955) WR * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,500 m | 4.37.0 (1952) WR * [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International medals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content
Biography
A native of the village of Kozhlya (now in the Kurchatov district of the Kursk region).
Athlete, Honored Master of Sports, Honored Trainer of the RSFSR , teacher.
The first coach is Boris Nikolayevich Pirogov , champion of the USSR before the war in 400 meters , test pilot (Kiev). From 1928 to 1960, distances of 400, 800 and 1500 meters were excluded from the Olympic program. Due to an injury, Nina Otkalenko was not able to take part in the 1960 Olympics in Rome and soon ended her sports career. In 1983, the annual Nina Otkalenko Prize Tournament was established, which takes place in the city of Druzhkovka, Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Nina Grigoryevna - a participant in the Great Patriotic War, fulfilled the tasks of the Motherland. She served in the Armed Forces for 52 years.
She died on May 13, 2015 in Moscow, after a serious illness [3] .
Competition appearances
| Year | Competition | City | A place | Distance | Result | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Bucharest | II | 56.7 | August | ||
| I | 2.10.5 | August | ||||
| 1954 | Europe championship | Berne | I | 2.08.8 CR * | August 27 | |
| 1955 | Warsaw | II | 55.5 | August | ||
| I | 2.09.4 | August |
USSR Championships
Speaking for the Ukrainian team, Nina Otkalenko set her first world record in 1951 at a distance of 800 meters - 2.12.0.
| Year | Distance | Result | date | City | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 800 m | 2.12.0 WR * | August, 26th | Minsk | I |
| 1952 | 400 m | 57.7 | August 24 - 30 | Leningrad | III |
| 800 m | 2.13.1 | August 24 - 30 | Leningrad | I | |
| 1,500 m | 4.37.0 WR * [2] | August 30th | Leningrad | I | |
| 1953 | 400 m | 56.3 | August 23 - 25 | Moscow | III |
| 800 m | 2.07.3 | August 23 - 25 | Moscow | I | |
| 1954 | 400 m | 55.5 | September 13 - 16 | Kiev | II |
| 800 m | 2.06.0 | September 13 - 16 | Kiev | I | |
| 1955 | 400 m | 56.6 | November 13 - 17 | Tbilisi | II |
| 800 m | 2.03.4 | November 13 - 17 | Tbilisi | II | |
| 1956 | 400 m | 55.6 | August 5 - 16 | Moscow | I |
| 800 m | 2.06.8 | August 5 - 16 | Moscow | II | |
| 1957 | 800 m | 2.07.2 | August 28 - September 2 | Moscow | II |
| 1958 | 400 m | 56.3 | July 19 - 21 | Tallinn | II |
| 800 m | 2.06.6 | July 19 - 21 | Tallinn | III | |
| cross 1 km | 2.52.3 | May 11th | Moscow | I | |
| cross 2 km | 7.03,2 | November 6th | Tbilisi | I | |
| 1959 | cross 2 km | 6.07,2 | Nov. 1 | Moscow | II |
| 1960 | 800 m | 2.07.1 | July 15 - 18 | Moscow | II |
| cross 2 km | 6.41.6 | October 30 | Kharkov | I | |
| 1961 | cross 2 km | 7.00.0 | 29th of October | Mukachevo | II |
Cross "Manite"
Nina Otkalenko took part in the cross-country of the newspaper “ Humanite ” seven times: in 1952, 1954-1959 and was the winner six times in a row. Charming Soviet runner became a real favorite of the Parisian public.
Records
World
In 1951-55, Nina Otkalenko set 5 world records (according to the record annually) in the 800 m race, ultimately improving the world achievement by 7.2 seconds. She also owned two world records at a distance of 880 yards (804.672 m), established in 1954 and 1956.
All-Union (Non-Worldwide)
Rewards
- Honorary Badge of the State Sports Committee .
- Badge "Veteran of trade union sports . "
- Badge "For active work in the VDFSO Trade Unions . "
- Signs of the Moscow Regional Pedagogical Institute and the school of trainers at the Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture. .
- Medals "For All-Union Records" .
- Medals "USSR Championship" .
- Signs "Champion of the Armed Forces . "
- Sign "50 years of the TRP . "
- Signs "Championship of the USSR", "Champion of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions", "Champion of Moscow" .
- Anniversary medal "50 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Anniversary medal "60 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Anniversary medal "70 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Medal "For the Strengthening of the Military Commonwealth" (Russian Ministry of Defense)
- Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd Degree
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow”
- Veteran of Labor Medal
- Medal "Zakhisnik Vіchchizni", Ukraine .
- Medal "200 years to the Ministry of Defense"
- Order of Friendship (Russia)
- Badge "Frontman 1941-1945" .
- Honorary Badge of the State Sports Committee .
- Badge "Sports Committee of the USSR - 80 years . "
- The badge "For Merit to the City", II level from the Duma of the city of Druzhkovka, Donetsk region of Ukraine from 09/15/2010 .
Notes
- ↑ Otkalenko Nina Grigoryevna // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ed. A. M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1969.
- ↑ 1 2 3 unofficial
- ↑ USSR champion in running Nina Otkalenko died
Literature
- Athletics. Reference / Compiled by R. V. Orlov . - M .: "Physical Culture and Sports", 1983. - 392 p.