Club Lokomotiv | Name Galina Tsareva Children Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
Born 19 April 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-04-19 ) Velikie Luki, Russia People also search for Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nikolay Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov | ||
Galina Georgievna Tsareva (Russian: Галина Георгиевна Царева; born 19 April 1950) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1969-1980, winning 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. Between 1969 and 1987 she won at least 10 national titles. She had an unusually long cycling career and was a candidate for the 1988 Olympic team, when women's track cycling was first introduced to the Olympics.
She married cycling coach Aleksandr Kuznetsov, they have three children. Nikolai (b. 1973) is a Russian cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics; Aleksei is also a competitive cyclist, whereas Svetlana (b. 1985) is a prominent Russian tennis player.
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