Nadezhda Tkachenko pictured in Moscow during the 1980 Olympic Games,
where she won the Gold medal in the women's pentathlon for the Soviet Union.
Since retiring from competition she has worked as a youth sports coach in Donetsk,
of which she was named an honorary citizen in 2005.
A youth athletics competition in the city is named after her.
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Women's Pentathlon Final
Olympic Games 1980
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| 1. Nadiya TKACHENKO |
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SOV |
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5083pts |
| 2. Olga RUKAVISHNIKOVA |
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SOV |
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4937pts |
| 3. Olga KURAGINA |
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SOV |
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4875pts |
| 4. Ramona NEUBERT |
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GDR |
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4698pts |
| 5. Margit PAPP |
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HUN |
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4562pts |
| 6. Burglinde POLLAK |
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GDR |
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4553pts |
| 7. Valentina DIMITROVA |
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BUL |
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4458pts |
| 8. Emilia KUNOVA |
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BUL |
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4431pts |
Nadezhda Tkachenko pictured on 4th.September 1974.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
She won the 1974 European title, but was stripped of the 1978 title after testing positive for
anabolic steroids and given an 18-month ban.
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Women's Pentathlon
European Athletics Championships 1974
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| 1. Nadezhda TKACHENKO |
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URS |
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4776 |
| 2. Burglinde POLLAK |
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GDR |
|
4678 |
| 3. Sonja SPASOVSKONCHAJA |
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URS |
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4550 |
| 4. Ludmilla POPOVSKAYA |
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URS |
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4548 |
| 5. Sigrun THON |
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GDR |
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4548 |
| 6. Ilona BRUZSENYAK |
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HUN |
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4399 |