Maria Itkina

Maria Itkina
Maria Itkina in 1955
Personal information
Born(1932-05-03)3 May 1932
Roslavl, Russia
Died1 December 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 88)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60–400 m
ClubSpartak Minsk
Dynamo Minsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.4 (1960)
200 m – 23.4 (1956)
400 m – 52.9 (1965)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place1954 Bern 200 m
Gold medal – first place1954 Bern 4×100 m
Gold medal – first place1958 Stockholm 400 m
Gold medal – first place1962 Belgrade 400 m
Bronze medal – third place1958 Stockholm 400 m

Maria (also "Mariya" and "Marina") Leontievna Itkina (Belarusian: Марыя Лявонцеўна Іткіна; Russian: Мария Леонтьевна Иткина; 3 May 1932 – 1 December 2020) was a Soviet runner. She set multiple world records in many sprint events. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished four times in fourth place. Itkina held 17 Soviet sprint titles.

Itkina died in Minsk, Belarus on 1 December 2020 at the age of 88.

References

  1. ↑ Profile of Maria Itkina Archived 2020-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Belarusian)
  2. ↑ "Russians Equal Olympic Record; Barteniev and Toukarev do 0:10.3 for 100 Meters". The New York Times. 15 November 1956. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Maria Leontyavna Itkina". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  4. ↑ На 89-м году жизни скончалась легендарная бегунья Мария Иткина (in Russian)