Nina Ponomaryova

Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion.

27 April 1929

Born on the same birth day (27 April): Anna Chancellor • Darcey Bussell • Guido Cantelli • Hans Hartwig von Beseler • Jules Lemaître • Keith Magnuson • Lee Roy Jordan • Marco Pirroni • Meselech Melkamu • Vernon B. Romney

Born in the same month (April 1929): Dr. Rajkumar • George Steiner • Gerry Anderson • Gérald Beaudoin • Ivar Giaever • James Last • Joi Lansing • Jonathan Haze • Mahmoud Mollaghasemi • Mukhran Machavariani • Peter Hordern • Ralph Slatyer • Renzo De Felice • Richard Mitchell