Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
Galina Vyacheslavovna Malchugina (Russian: Галина Вячеславовна Мальчугина, born December 17, 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In the individual distance 200 metres her success came mostly on European level, although she won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships.
Her daughter Yuliya Chermoshanskaya won a gold medal in 4x100 metre relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics but was later stripped of this medal due to doping charges.
1962Dec, 17
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