Saida Gunba

Soviet javelin thrower (1959–2018)

Olympic medal record
Women's Track and field
	1980 Moscow	Javelin

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

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." 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."

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^ Создана комиссия по организации похорон Саиды Гунба (in Russian)
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