Tatyana Averina

Speedskater

Birthday June 25, 1950

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Russia

DEATH DATE Aug 22, 2001 (51)

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About

Russian speed skater who won two Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Innsbruck games, in the 1000 and 3000 meter races.

Before Fame

She won her first medal in International Competition at the 1974 World Championships where she won silver.

Trivia

She won two gold medals and two bronzes at the 1976 Olympics.

Family Life

She married Inge Barabash in 1978.

Associated With

She won gold at the 1976 Olympics where figure skater Dorothy Hamill also took home the gold.