Taisia Chenchik
Olympic athlete
1936 – 2013
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Who was Taisia Chenchik?
Taisiya Filippovna Chenchik was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. At the national level she competed for Burevestnik, training in Chelyabinsk and in Moscow.
Chenchik was born in Pryluky, Ukrainian SSR. She competed for the USSR in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the High Jump where she won the bronze medal. She is also the European Champion and 1963 Summer Universiade Champion.
Chenchik was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1936
Soviet Union - Also known as
- Taisiya Chenchik
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Died
- Nov 19, 2013
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on July 23, 2013
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