Tamara Garkushina
Tamara Garkushina in 1967
Personal information
Born (1946-02-01) 1 February 1946 (age 78)[1]
Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
Sport
SportCycling
ClubDynamo[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
WorldChampionships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Amsterdam Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1969 Brno Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1970 Leicester Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1971 Varese Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1972 Marseille Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1973 San Sebastian Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1974 Montreal Individual pursuit

Tamara Pavlovna Garkushina (Russian: Тамара Павловна Гаркушина; born 1 February 1946) is a retired Russian track cyclist who won six world titles in the 3 km individual pursuit, in 1967 and 1970–1974. She also won more than 30 national titles in the individual and team pursuit events in 1966–1976.[1]

Garkushina was born in a working-class family in a small village in Lipetsk Oblast. After moving to Tula, she graduated with a degree of house painter and decorator and practiced this profession first in Tula (1963–1964) and then in Irkutsk (1964–1965); in parallel, she trained in cycling. After retiring from competition, she worked as a post office clerk (1980–1982) and then as a cycling coach (1982–1985). From 1985 till retirement in 1993 she worked at machinery plants in Tula. In 2010, she became an honorary citizen of the city.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 66. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ ГАРКУШИНА Тамара Павловна. tula.ru
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