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Svetlana Krachevskaya

Svetlana Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya
Personal information
Native nameСветлана Ивановна "Эсфирь" Долженко-Крачевская
Full nameSvetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya
BornShyroke, Odessa, Ukraine
Height5-8 (173 cm)[1]
Weight183 lb (83 kg)[2]
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportWomen’s Track and Field
Event(s)Shot put
ClubDynamo Moskva, Moskva[3]
Updated on 20 February 2015.
Olympic medal record
Women’s Track and Field
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Shot

Svetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya (Russian: Светлана Ивановна "Эсфирь" Долженко-Крачевская) (born November 23, 1944)[4] is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.

She is Jewish, and was born in Shyroke, Odessa, Ukraine.[5][6] She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the shot put, where she won the silver medal.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 4th 19.24 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 9th 18.36 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 21.42 m

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ [3]
  4. ^ Profile Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. ISBN 9781903900871.
  6. ^ [4]


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