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Lyudmila Shevtsova

athletics competitor

browse: middle-distance runners, athletics competitors

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born: 1934
died: 2026
age at death: 91
known for: middle-distance runner, athletics competitor

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who lyudmila shevtsova is

Lyudmila Ivanovna Gurevitch was a Russian-Ukrainian athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. On 3 July 1960, she set a world record in this event at 2 minutes 4.3 seconds. She equaled this time while winning the 800 m gold at the 1960 Olympics two months later. Two Australians, Brenda Jones and Dixie Willis led the race. With 50–70 m left, Willis stepped on the curb and dropped out of competition, while Shevtsova gradually reached Jones and won in the last meters.

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