During her athletic career, Zybina represented the USSR four times at the Olympic Games. She holds many records and awards. She went to the Olympic Games for the first time in 1952.
Galina Zybina, who was one of the first Soviet sportswomen who brought the USSR medals at the Olympic Games in 1952, died in St. Petersburg on August 10 at the age of 93. This was reported by the city Committee on Physical Culture and Sports. Galina Zybina survived the siege of Leningrad and became a Merited Master of Sports of the Soviet Union.
Zybina was a multiple champion of the USSR in javelin throwing, setting 13 records in this discipline. In total, the athlete participated in four Olympic Games. In June 2024, she handed over her awards, medals, as well as personal belongings to the State Sports Museum of St. Petersburg.
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