Lyudmila Chernyshova (born November 1, 1952) is a retired Russian volleyball player who competed for the now defunct Soviet Union. Born in Moscow, she competed for the Soviet national team at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Lyudmila Chernyshova
Personal information
Full nameLyudmila Georgiyevna Chernyshova (Prokoshina)
Born (1952-11-01) November 1, 1952 (age 71)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present day Russia)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Soviet Union
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 Uruguay
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place 1977 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1979 France
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bulgaria
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyudmila Chernyshyova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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