Valentina Maksimova
Valentina Mikhailovna Maksimova (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Максимова; born 21 May 1937) is a retired Russian track cyclist. She won silver medals in the sprint at four consecutive world championships in 1958–1961, behind Galina Ermolaeva.[1] Between 1953 and 1955 she set seven Soviet records in 200–500 m events.[2]
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| Born | 21 May 1937 Tula, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spartak Tula | |||||||||||||||||||
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Maksimova graduated from the Institute of Pedagogy in Tula and then from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, where she also defended a PhD on training sprint cyclists.[3] From 1985 to 1993 she headed the women's section of the Soviet Cycling Federation, and since 1988 was an executive member of the Russian Cycling Federation.[2]
References
- Valentina Maximova Pantilova. cyclingarchives.com
- Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 68. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- Максимова Валентина Михайловна. velorider.ru
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