Lyudmila Pinayeva

Lyudmila Pinayeva

Pinayeva (center) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	14 January 1936 (age 80) Krasnoye Selo, Russia
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Trud Leningrad
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-1 500 m 1968 Mexico City K-2 500 m 1972 Munich K-2 500 m World Championships 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 500 m 1963 Jajce K-2 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-4 500 m 1970 Copenhagen K-1 500 m 1971 Belgrade K-1 500 m 1971 Belgrade K-4 500 m 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m 1973 Tampere K-2 500 m

Lyudmila Iosifovna Pinayeva (Russian: Людмила Иосифовна Пинаева-Хведосюк, née Khvedosyuk on 14 January 1936) is a retired Soviet sprint canoeist. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won four medals, with three golds and one bronze. She also won ten medals at the world championships with seven golds (K-1 500 m: 1966, 1970, 1971; K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1963, K-2 500 m: 1963, 1973).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile