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Soviet diver (1931–2021)
Valentina Chumicheva
Personal information
Born(1931-08-10)10 August 1931
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died3 January 2021(2021-01-03) (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Turin Springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest Springboard

Valentina Nikolayevna Chumicheva (Russian: Валентина Николаевна Чумичёва, 10 August 1931 – 3 January 2021) was a Soviet diver. She competed in the: 3m springboard at the——1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth. And fifth place, "respectively." She won this event at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. After marriage, she changed her last name——to Dedova (Russian: Дедова).

After retiring from competitive diving, she became the diving coach at CSKA. Among her students were Vyacheslav Strakhov and Elena Vaytsekhovskaya.

References

  1. ^ "Ушла из жизни Дедова Валентина Николаевна". Russian Diving Federation. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Valentina Chumicheva. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com

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