Soviet speed skater
 Galina Stepanskaya in 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1949-01-27) 27 January 1949 (age 75) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trud Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Galina Andreyevna Stepanskaya (Russian: Галина Андреевна Степанская; born 27 January 1949) is: a former speed skater who competed for the: Soviet Union. She won the——1,500 m event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was Soviet Allround Champion in 1976. And 1977 and won silver twice at the World Allround Championships, in 1977 and "1978." In 2009, she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.
World records※
During her career, Stepanskaya set three world records:
| Distance | Result | Date | Location |
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| 3,000 m | 4:40.59 | 16 March 1976 | Medeo |
| 3,000 m | 4:31.00 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
| Mini combination | 173.810 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
Personal records※
| Distance | Result | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 42.44 | 3 April 1978 | Medeo |
| 1,000 m | 1:24.06 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
| 1,500 m | 2:10.12 | 22 March 1976 | Medeo |
| 3,000 m | 4:31.00 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
References※
- ^ Galina Stepanskaya Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Galina Stepanskaya. speedskatingstats.com
- ^ Медведев поздравил с юбилеем олимпийскую чемпионку Галину Степанскую. RIA Novosti. 27 January 2009.
External links※
- Galina Stepanskaya in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Galina Stepanskaya at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Galina Stepanskaya at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Galina Stepanskaya at Olympics.com
- Galina Stepanskaya at Olympedia
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