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Valentina Sidorova

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Valentina Sidorova
Personal information
Birth nameValentina Burochkina
Born(1954-05-04)4 May 1954
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died9 June 2021(2021-06-09) (aged 67)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportFencing
Coached byDavid Dushman
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montréal Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Foil, team

Valentina Vasilyevna Sidorova (Russian: Валентина Васильевна Сидорова, née Burochkina; 4 May 1954 – 9 June 2021) was a Soviet fencer.[1] She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Valentina Sidorova". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Valentina Sidorova". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Valentina Sidorova Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ушла из жизни олимпийская чемпионка по фехтованию Валентина Сидорова" (in Russian). Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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