Nina Serbina

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Nina Serbina
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Montreal High jump

Nina Serbina (Ukrainian: Ніна Сербіна; born 21 July 1951) is a Ukrainian former high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union. She was a bronze medallist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, held in Montreal, with a jump of 1.90 m (6 ft 2+34 in).[1] Her lifetime best of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) was set in 1980 in Chernihiv.[2]

Serbina was among the most highly ranked athletes during her career, being the sixth best performer in the world in 1979 then the fourth best of 1980 (third in Europe).[3][4]

She is married to professional Latvian chess player Zigurds Lanka.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  2. ^ Nina Serbina. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  3. ^ European Top Performers. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  4. ^ Nina Serbina. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  5. ^ Schach-Nomade auf Europa-Tour. TeckBote (2016-02-13). Retrieved on 2017-03-11.

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