Saida Gunba

Saida Kanosovna Gunba (Georgian: საიდა გუმბა; 30 August 1959 in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR – 24 November 2018 in Pitsunda, Abkhazia[1])[2][3] was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.

Olympic medal record
Women’s Track and field
1980 MoscowJavelin

She competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where she won the silver medal in the women's javelin competition.[4] She also finished fifth at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.

Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in 1980.[4]

References
  1. Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
  2. Скромная чемпионка: коллеги рассказали об абхазской спортсменке Саиде Гунба (in Russian)
  3. Создана комиссия по организации похорон Саиды Гунба (in Russian)
  4. Sports-reference
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