Maria Itkina

Maria Itkina
Maria Itkina at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1932-05-03)3 May 1932[1]
Roslavl, RSFSR, USSR
Died1 December 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 88)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event60–400 m
ClubSpartak Minsk
Dynamo Minsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.4 (1960)
200 m – 23.4 (1956)
400 m – 52.9 (1965)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Bern 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1954 Bern 4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Stockholm 200 m

Maria (also "Mariya" and "Marina") Leontievna Itkina (Belarusian: Марыя Лявонцеўна Іткіна; Russian: Мария Леонтьевна Иткина; 3 May 1932 – 1 December 2020) was a Soviet runner who set multiple world records in various sprint events. She competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics and finished four times in fourth place.[2] Domestically Itkina held 17 Soviet sprint titles.[3]

  1. ^ Profile of Maria Itkina (in Belarusian)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference sports-reference1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Maria Leontyavna Itkina". Jewishsports.net.

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