Olga Sukharnova
Appearance
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Born | February 14, 1955 Perekhodinskoye, Krasnodar Kray, USSR | (age 69)|||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||
Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||
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Olga Leonidovna Sukharnova (Russian: Ольга Леонидовна Сухарнова; born February 14, 1955, in Perekhodinskoye, Krasnodar Kray) is a retired female basketball player, who twice won the gold medal with the Soviet national team at the Summer Olympics; 1976 and 1980.[1]
- Participation in the Final Four of the Champions League 1993 in Valencia
- Champion USSR in 1978
- runner up USSR in 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
- finished USSR third in 1975 and 1977
- Champion France 1989, 1990 with Mirande
- Champion France 1991, 1992, 1993 with Challes
- Tournament of the Federation 1991, 1993
- won gold medals at 2 World Championships 1975 and 1983
- won gold medals at 9 EuroBaskets 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
- Europe Junior Championship Gold Medals in 1971 and 1973
- World University Games Gold medals at the 1973, 1977, and 1981 games
After her career in the USSR, she joined the championship in France, obtaining 5 consecutive titles, first with Mirande then Challes-les-Eaux.
she played for
- Spartak Moscow Region
- France BAC Mirande
- France Challes-les-Eaux Basket
Sukharnova was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Sukharnova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Olga Soukharnova". wbhof.com. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
External links
[edit]- Olga Sukharnova at FIBA (also at FIBA Archive)
- Olga Sukharnova international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Olga Sukharnova at Olympedia
- Olga Sukharnova at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Russian women's basketball players
- Soviet women's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics