Ms. Ponomareva led a strong women’s discus contingent when the Soviet Union made its first appearance in the Olympic Games, in the 1952 Helsinki Games.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Nina Ponomareva, First Soviet Olympian to Take Gold, Dies at 87
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