Svetlana Krachevskaya

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Svetlana Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya
Personal information
Native nameСветлана Ивановна "Эсфирь" Долженко-Крачевская
Full nameSvetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya
BornShyroke, Odessa, Ukraine
Height5-8 (173 cm)[1]
Weight183 lb (83 kg)[2]
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportWomen’s Track and Field
Event(s)Shot put
ClubDynamo Moskva, Moskva[3]
Updated on 20 February 2015.
Olympic medal record
Women’s Track and Field
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Shot

Svetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya (Russian: Светлана Ивановна "Эсфирь" Долженко-Крачевская) (born November 23, 1944)[4] is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.

She is Jewish, and was born in Shyroke, Odessa, Ukraine.[5][6] She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the shot put, where she won the silver medal.

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 4th 19.24 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 9th 18.36 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 21.42 m

See also[]

  • List of select Jewish track and field athletes

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ [3]
  4. ^ Profile Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. ISBN 9781903900871.
  6. ^ [4]


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