Nina Savina (canoeist)

Nina Vasilyevna Savina (Russian: Нина Васильевна Савина; 29 September 1915 – 1965) was a Soviet sprint canoer who won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Savina won 18 Soviet titles in various rowing events. She held a PhD in pedagogy.[2]

Nina Savina
Savina at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born29 September 1915
Petrograd, Russian Empire
Died1965 (aged 49-50)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubPishchevik Leningrad

References

  1. Nina Savina. Sports-reference.com
  2. Савина Нина Васильевна. Гребля на байдарках и каноэ. — 2005


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