Historical FigureFemale
Raisa Obodowska
1948 – 2012
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRaisa Andreevna Obodovskaya was a Soviet track and road cyclist. Between 1967 and 1970 she won two gold and two silver medals in the 3 km individual pursuit at world championships, as well as a bronze in the road race in 1970.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 6, 1948
Merefa
Date of death
July 30, 2012
Kharkiv
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Ukraine
Occupations & fields
sport cyclist
Awards & honours
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
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