Nina Ponomaryova

Nina Ponomareva Apollonowna (Russian Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва, English transcription Nina Ponomaryova, born Ромашкова - Romaschkowa - Romashkova; . * April 27, 1929 in Sverdlovsk ) is a former Ukrainian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion in 1952.

In 1947 she began the discus throw after they had previously been tested already in various other disciplines, such as hurdles and javelin. In 1949 it was third-place finisher at the Soviet Championships. From then on she was trained by the experienced coach Dmitri Markov, and she won the Soviet Championships from 1951 to 1958, interrupted only in 1957. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki for the first time took part in a team of the Soviet Union. On 20 July, Romaschkowa sat with the Olympic record of 51.42 m against 20 athletes from 17 countries.

After the Games, Nina Romaschkowa improved on August 9, 1952 in Odessa the world record to 53.61 m. Two years later, she won the title at the European Athletics Championships in Bern with 48.02 meters, and in 1956 she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Melbourne with 52,02 m, untrained and with a non -healed injury. In an interview, she said later, if it had been even then tested for anabolic steroids, they would certainly have been disqualified .. The following year she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In 1960, she won her second Olympic gold medal with 55.10 meters at the Games in Rome. Shortly after, she ended her career and worked for a time as a trainer.