Antonina Seredina, Soviet Russian sprint canoeist, Died at 87

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Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina was born on December 23, 1929, and died on September 2, 2016.

She was a Russian sprint canoeist.

Seredina won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and placed third in the doubles in 1968 and fourth in 1964.

She stood 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall.

Seredina also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1958 1958. (K-2 500 m: 1958, 1966).

Antonina Seredina passed away at 87 years old.