Yelena Gorchakova
Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova was a Russian javelin thrower who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics. Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.
17 May 1933
Born on the same birth day (17 May): Albert, Duke of Prussia • Alfonso Reyes • Bartholomew Roberts • Bill Bruford • Caroline of Brunswick • Earl Morrall • Frederick McKinley Jones • Howard Ashman • Jason Bernard • Magdalena Zděnovcová • Ronald Wayne • Saul Adler • Stephen Platten • Tessa Virtue • Udo Lindenberg
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